[wally_bert]

So much for that career.

One story I heard about but never knew if it was true was that some CO got his ship stuck on a reef and waited a day or two hoping the tide would lift him off. During that time apparently there was little or no communications with higher authority. Needless to say the tide didn't come but a replacement CO did. Of course, that depends if the story is true.

[PeterFinn]

Didn't the Missouri or some carrier run aground in San Francisco Bay back in the 1980's? I recall the Captain was exonerated because the channel was charted and certified safe by the Navy for navigation by a ship with the noted draft. I would hope the same thing happens here, but the Navy being what it is, it'll all depend on the politics of the courts martial whether or not the skipper of the Barry gets promoted to permanent shore duty.