{"id":39807,"date":"2018-06-07T19:31:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T19:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/07\/navy-officer-35-dies-in-off-duty-diving-mishap\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:33:23","slug":"navy-officer-35-dies-in-off-duty-diving-mishap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/off-duty\/2018\/06\/07\/navy-officer-35-dies-in-off-duty-diving-mishap\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy officer, 35, dies in off-duty diving mishap"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=36266318-d95f-4e7e-afc6-e6abbd2f974f\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-36266318-d95f-4e7e-afc6-e6abbd2f974f.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A look at Ensign Brian Bugge&#8217;s trip across the Pacific in a 36-foot sailboat. (Northodox Productions\/courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Navy officer died last month in an off-duty diving mishap at Kewalo Basin, Hawaii, less than a year after he\u2019d completed a permanent change-of-station move to the island from Washington state aboard a 36-foot sailboat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ensign Brian Bugge, 35, had taken on diving with a rebreather as \u201chis next adventure\u201d shortly after settling down on the island, his wife, Ashley Bugge, said May 31. The apparatus allows divers to recycle their air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bugge was pulled, unresponsive, from the water by his instructor during a training dive the morning of May 20, Ashley said. Resuscitation efforts on scene, and later at a nearby hospital, proved unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bugge family \u2015 including 3-year-old Izzy and 2-year-old Hudson \u2015 moved to Hawaii from Washington state last summer. Ashley Bugge found out late last year she was pregnant with their third child, due in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis whole mantra was, \u2018No bucket list. If you want to do something, make it happen.\u2019\u201d Ashley said of her husband. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brian Bugge was interested in underwater photography and had taken to the rebreather as his main pursuit outside his work as integrated undersea surveillance systems training and assessments officer with Submarine Force Pacific, Ashley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/off-duty\/2017\/08\/05\/have-boat-will-travel-one-sailors-pcs-across-the-pacific-in-a-36-footer\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/replacement.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Have boat, will travel: One sailor&#8217;s PCS across the Pacific in a 36-footer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Gig Harbor to Pearl Harbor in three weeks. Not bad for a 40-year-old sailboat.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat more could you want for someone who you love so dearly than to see them go out doing something that made them happy?\u201d she said. \u201cDoing something they were so passionate about? &#8230; He went out doing exactly what he loved. I\u2019m so thankful for that, truly.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official cause of death has not been determined. Autopsy results aren\u2019t expected for months, Ashley Bugge said, though a doctor told her there were no obvious signs that a medical issue unrelated to the dive caused her husband\u2019s death. Experts are reviewing the equipment for possible mechanical flaws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere were two things that I could always depend on Brian for: the deckplate truth and hearing about his next adventure with Ashley and the kids,\u201d said retired Lt. Cmdr. Brian Nuss, who served with Bugge in Washington at Submarine Development Squadron 5, which oversaw unmanned undersea vehicles. \u201cI always looked forward to seeing the new pictures he would post on his desk and him telling me of the scene to get that one shot.\u201d <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"749\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5793.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5793.JPG.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5793.JPG.jpg?resize=300,187 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5793.JPG.jpg?resize=768,479 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5793.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,639 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clockwise from left, Ashley, Ensign Brian, Hudson and Izzy Bugge moved to Hawaii from Washington state last year, with Brian taking on his first job as a limited duty officer. (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bugge reported to Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, for basic training in 2003 and made chief in about 10 years. He earned his commission as a submarine electronics limited duty officer in August 2017, a move Nuss had pushed Bugge to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo me, there was no question of would he make a great limited duty officer, but more of when could he get commissioned as a LDO, the sooner the better,\u201d Nuss said via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The month before, then-Chief Sonar Technician (Submarines) Bugge had spent three weeks aboard the Stay Gold, covering about 2,300 nautical miles with his three crew members before an engine issue stopped the journey short a few miles from Pearl Harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bugge told Military Times shortly after the trip that upgrades to the boat and trip supplies set him back about $20,000, or $4,000 more than he paid for the boat in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome people were like, \u2018Oh, man, that\u2019s great! Have fun!\u2019 and some people were like, \u2018Yep, you\u2019re nuts. I can\u2019t believe you\u2019re doing that.\u2019 It was everything in between,\u201d he said. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18953\" data-id=\"18953\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20293120_10213974042934791_1220340405143979622_n.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20293120_10213974042934791_1220340405143979622_n.jpg.jpg 960w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20293120_10213974042934791_1220340405143979622_n.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20293120_10213974042934791_1220340405143979622_n.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Stay Gold crew members and family celebrate the conclusion of their three-week journey from Washington to Hawaii. (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"718\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18966\" data-id=\"18966\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P2-082117.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P2-082117.jpg.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P2-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P2-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P2-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Brian Bugge works the winch aboard the Stay Gold on a windy day on the Puget Sound. Now an ensign, Bugge previously served as a chief petty officer. (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5260\" height=\"3528\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18979\" data-id=\"18979\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P3-082117.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P3-082117.jpg.jpg 5260w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P3-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P3-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=768,515 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P3-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,687 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P3-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1030 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P3-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1374 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5260px) 100vw, 5260px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ensign Brian Bugge spent more money preparing his boat (and its crew) for his three-week voyage to Hawaii than he did when he bought the 36-footer in the first place (Jan&#8217;s Marine Photography via Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1334\" height=\"750\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18987\" data-id=\"18987\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P4-082117.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P4-082117.jpg.jpg 1334w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P4-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P4-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P4-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1334px) 100vw, 1334px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Stay Gold under sail (with spinnaker) during a winter race. The Seattle skyline stands in the background.  (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19002\" data-id=\"19002\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P5-082117.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P5-082117.jpg.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P5-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P5-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P5-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P5-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P5-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Brian Bugge poses with wife Ashley, daughter Isabel (3) and son Hudson (1) for one last family photo as final preparations are made for the sailor&#8217;s trip to Hawaii. (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19016\" data-id=\"19016\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P6-082117.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P6-082117.JPG.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P6-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P6-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P6-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P6-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,2048 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The 160-gallon ration of fresh water required for the trip filled five grocery carts, and required trips to two stores. Here, crew member Beau Romero, left, and Brian Bugge stock up. (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1272\" height=\"1150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19025\" data-id=\"19025\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P7-802117.png.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P7-802117.png.png 1272w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P7-802117.png.png?resize=300,271 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P7-802117.png.png?resize=768,694 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P7-802117.png.png?resize=1024,926 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1272px) 100vw, 1272px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Stay Gold crew members Beau Romero, left, and Willy Kunkle stand watch pushing through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which leads from Washington\u2019s Salish Sea (and Puget Sound) into the Pacific Ocean. (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19035\" data-id=\"19035\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P8-082117.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P8-082117.JPG.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P8-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P8-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P8-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P8-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P8-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sailors from then-Chief Sonar Technician (Submarines) Brian Bugge\u2019s unit participated in the bon-voyage ceremony prior to his sail from Washington to Hawaii. (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19048\" data-id=\"19048\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P9-082117.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P9-082117.jpg.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P9-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P9-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P9-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P9-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P9-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">With lines cast, crew members waive as the Stay Gold leaves the Gig Harbor Maritime Pier, bound for Hawaii. (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19057\" data-id=\"19057\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P10-082117.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P10-082117.jpg.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P10-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P10-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P10-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P10-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P10-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Bugges \u2014 Ensign Brian, Ashley, 3-year-old Izzy and 1-year-old Hudson. (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19067\" data-id=\"19067\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P11-082117.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P11-082117.JPG.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P11-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P11-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P11-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P11-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-P11-082117.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The 36-foot sailboat Stay Gold made it from Washington state to Hawaii in 21 days. (Courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3456\" height=\"5184\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19081\" data-id=\"19081\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-12-082117.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-12-082117.jpg.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-12-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-12-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-12-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-12-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIL-STAYGOLD-12-082117.jpg.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ensign Brian Bugge&#8217;s daughter, Izzy, provides an assist during his Aug. 1 commissioning ceremony. (Brae Hunziker Photography\/courtesy of Ashley Bugge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, the ensign had spoken with Navy officials about a future assignment at Naval Base Ventura County, California, after his time in Hawaii was over, Ashley Bugge said. Instead, at least temporarily, the family will move to Boise, Idaho, where her husband\u2019s family lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/brian-bugge-memorial\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">crowd-funding effort<\/a> to support the family has raised more than $21,000 in 14 days. Ashley Bugge said she\u2019s received all the support she could ask for from the Navy community, both in Hawaii and worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are people reaching out to me that I\u2019ve never met,\u201d she said. \u201cI can\u2019t say enough \u2018thank you\u2019 to the Navy.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also said she hopes to establish a scholarship fund that would allow others to participate in dive training similar to her husband\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1196\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4924.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4924.jpg.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4924.jpg.jpg?resize=300,158 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4924.jpg.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4924.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,538 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ensign Brian Bugge had taken up diving with a rebreather shortly after arriving in Hawaii, his wife said. 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