“”Congressional investigators and military officials warned repeatedly about overworked sailors””
Maybe the excuse of being overworked might work regarding the USS McCain, but it does not apply to the USS Fitzgerald.
The Fitzgerald had been in port at Yokosuka for some weeks. The Fitzgerald left Yokosuka anchorage at 23:00 and collided with the ACX Crystal 2 1/2 hours later at o1:30.
The Navy is like most government bureaucracies. Make a terrible mistake and then say they need more money to do better in the future.
So, were supposed to believe that two Navy ships colliding with merchants along with two top of the line riverine patrol ships ALL suffered critical navigational errors?
Pull the other one..
OBAMA’S FAULT!
U.S. sailors overseas often arrive to their assigned ships without adequate skills and experience.
First thing is to train them to look out the windows!