"Even if he is innocent, he may still be relieved if the crew has lost confidence in him."
I never said he couldn't be fired, or wouldn't be. I said we just heard new information about this, and suddenly everyone's saying "oh, he'll be fired for sure". I'm saying, we don't know what's going to happen. Is that so wrong?
In answer to your comment: yeah, if the crew has lost confidence, that makes sense. We don't know what the court will say, nor how the crew feels. It seems like you're saying that its not a foregone conclusion that he'll be fired. Correct me if I mistook you.
Like any other court proceeding, it depends on the evidence and the statements of the crew.
Chester Nimitz grounded a submarine once. He went on with his career.