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USS John S. McCain: US Navy sacks Joseph Aucoin as fleet commander
BBC (Bragging British Communists) ^ | August 23, 2017

Posted on 08/23/2017 8:31:29 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

The US Navy has dismissed Vice Adm Joseph Aucoin as commander of the Seventh Fleet following a string of collisions involving warships in Asia.

Ten sailors are still missing after the USS John S McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore on Monday.

Navy officials say human remains have since been found in sealed compartments on board the ship, which is now in port in Singapore.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: josephaucoin; seebreakingnews; usnavy; ussjohnsmccain
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To: shanover

when deployed to the Persian Gulf, I usually slept in the CIWS magazine which was well above the water line.


61 posted on 08/23/2017 7:13:20 PM PDT by Armscor38
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To: TexasGator
Why did the Alnico make the sharp turn to port?

It suddenly acquired a very large bow rudder

62 posted on 08/23/2017 7:37:45 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Winter is coming)
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