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Navy Releases Details of Comprehensive Review After Collisions

Friday, August 25th, 2017

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Navy Releases Details of Comprehensive Review After Collisions

Visible damage to the USS John S. McCain’s (DDG-56) port side following a collision with the Alnic MC near the Straights of Malacca and Singapore. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton/Released.

The U.S. Navy released a memo last Thursday evening detailing the responsibilities for the new head of the Navy’s comprehensive review following the series of ship collisions in the Pacific theater.The Aug. 24 memo is directed to Adm. Philip Davidson, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and comes from Adm. William Moran, Vice Chief of Naval Operations. Moran directed Davidson to lead a 60-day review of surface fleet operations and incidents at sea that occurred in the past decade, focusing…

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