{"id":22810,"date":"2017-09-19T18:53:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T18:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/09\/19\/sen-mccain-20-sailors-reprimanded-in-wake-of-summers-fatal-at-sea-collisions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:08:43","slug":"sen-mccain-20-sailors-reprimanded-in-wake-of-summers-fatal-at-sea-collisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2017\/09\/19\/sen-mccain-20-sailors-reprimanded-in-wake-of-summers-fatal-at-sea-collisions\/","title":{"rendered":"McCain: 20 sailors reprimanded in wake of 7th Fleet at-sea incidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy has issued 20 reprimands to officers and enlisted sailors in the wake of three major collisions in 7th Fleet waters this year that include the fatal disaster involving the destroyer Fitzgerald, Senate Armed Services Committee head Sen. John McCain said Tuesday during a hearing on Navy readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Administrative actions including non-judicial punishment and relief for cause have been undertaken against 20 skippers and sailors from several ships involved in incidents this year, with most stemming from the June 17 Fitzgerald collision that killed seven sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No sailors from the destroyer John S. McCain, which collided with an oil tanker in August and resulted in the deaths of 10 sailors, have been charged or disciplined thus far, according to officials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News of the disciplinary tally follows Monday\u2019s firing of a two-star admiral and a squadron commander by the new head of the Navy\u2019s troubled 7th&nbsp;Fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice Adm. 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Jeffrey Bennett Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A brief 7th&nbsp;Fleet release cited a loss of confidence in the abilities of Williams and Bennett to command.<\/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\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/09\/18\/new-7th-fleet-boss-fires-rear-admiral-and-captain-citing-loss-of-confidence\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charles-williams.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\">New 7th Fleet boss fires rear admiral and captain, citing loss of confidence<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">They are the latest high-level firings in the troubled 7th Fleet in recent weeks following the deaths of 17 sailors on the destroyers John S. McCain and Fitzgerald this summer.<\/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\">Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran said in August that the Navy planned to discipline up to a dozen Fitzgerald sailors, including the skipper, in connection with the ship\u2019s June 17 collision with a merchant vessel off the coast of Japan that led to seven sailors drowning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No disciplinary action against any McCain sailors has been publicized to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Arizona Republican\u2019s allusion to the reprimands came during an hours-long hearing, where Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and a government watchdog head fielded questions from an armed services committee that seemed flabbergasted by the extent of the Navy\u2019s readiness issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several lawmakers questioned why recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office over the years had not been implemented by the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCain called it \u201ctroubling\u201d and \u201cunacceptable\u201d that 37 percent of Japan-based destroyer and cruiser certifications were expired as of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs leaders of our Navy, you must do better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richardson said his fleet-wide review in the wake of Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, which claimed the lives of 17 sailors total, will be completed by the end of October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said the service is not waiting on that review to make changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ships transiting in high-traffic waters of the West Pacific are now activating the automatic identification system, or AIS, which tracks the movement of commercial vessels, Richardson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe had a distorted perception of operational security, that we kept that system off our warships,\u201d he said. \u201cOne of the immediate actions following these instances is that in particularly heavy areas, we\u2019re going to turn it on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richardson said AIS use in such situations poses no operational security issues because \u201cyou can look outside and see the ship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Material inspections of ships are also underway, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GAO has issued 14 recommendations in the past three years to improve readiness, GAO Defense Capability and Management Director John Pendleton said at the hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommendations included urging the Navy to assess the pros and cons of basing ships overseas, as well as revising deployment schedules, among others, he 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\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/09\/19\/no-rest-for-the-weary-lack-of-sleep-threatens-safety-and-readiness\/\" 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=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sleep-sailors-stennis.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\">No rest for the weary: Lack of sleep threatens safety and readiness<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Work days on a deployed ship often involve lengthy periods of exertion with long watch shifts stacked throughout.<\/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\">\u201cDOD and Navy agreed with us, at least on paper,\u201d Pendleton said. \u201cBut they\u2019ve taken little action to implement our recommendations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCain asked Richardson about the fact that the GAO has been warning of Navy deficiencies for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow do you explain that, admiral?\u201d McCain said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richardson responded that he had \u201cno explanation,\u201d but that the service remains committed to closing such shortfalls and is not sitting idle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senators on both sides of the aisle lamented the effects of sequestration and continuing resolutions, legislative moves that have brought spending cuts and uncertain funding streams to the military branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spencer called such moves and their effects on the Navy \u201cvery disturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richardson again said there is no indication to date that the Fitzgerald or McCain were the victims of a cyber-attack. adding that he had just gotten an update from a team dispatched to the McCain, and that there was \u201cstill no evidence of any intrusion or tampering yet,\u201d and that the investigation continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy leadership also answered questions on the readiness of ships home-ported overseas and the lack of training for those crews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. 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