[cripplecreek]

Certainly damaged and it really won’t matter who is at fault.

I have an uncle who was on track to be an astronaut till he ditched a fighter jet in the Atlantic back in the 70s. He still had a very successful career in the Navy for another 20 years but the Astronaut thing evaporated overnight.

[SamAdams76]

The U.S. Navy is very unforgiving with respect to accidents with their vessels. No matter whose fault it is, the commanding officer will pay a price as this incident will always be in his file - keeping him forever from the higher ranks.

To make it to the top in the Navy, you have to be very good AND very lucky. There are no allowances made for bad luck.