“””It appears that we dont yet know what the officers were actually DOING,”””
The Oct 2017 report is quite complete-—
http://s3.amazonaws.com/CHINFO/USS+Fitzgerald+and+USS+John+S+McCain+Collision+Reports.pdf
In the case of the McCain, the CO was on the bridge and helped make a mess.
In the case of the Fitzgerald, the CO was in his ‘in port’ cabin and not in his ‘at sea’ cabin.
Thanks!