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http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/navy-fires-7th-fleet-admiral-after-latest-destroyer-collision/article/2632296

 

"The Navy on Wednesday removed Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the three-star commander of the 7th Fleet, after four ship collisions in the Western Pacific over the past year, the service announced.

 

The commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. Scott Swift, Aucoin on Wednesday, two U.S. officials familiar with the situation, due to "loss of confidence in his ability to command," according to a 7th Fleet statement.

 

This past weekend the destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore, and led to a search-and-rescue mission for 10 missing sailors. Some remains have been found, but the search continues.

 

Of the four collisions this year, two have been deadly. On June 17, the destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with another commercial ship, killing seven sailors. Leaders aboard that ship were dismissed last week...."

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