{"id":33259,"date":"2021-09-15T17:29:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T17:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/15\/citing-opsec-navy-mum-on-sailors-overseas-death\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:30:29","slug":"citing-opsec-navy-mum-on-sailors-overseas-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/09\/15\/citing-opsec-navy-mum-on-sailors-overseas-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing OPSEC, Navy mum on sailor\u2019s overseas death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly two months after a Navy petty officer died in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, the sea service is remaining largely mum regarding what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Command officials said Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Robin Nicole Collins, 26, died July 18 while on duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Naval Safety Center mishap report states Collins died after a \u201cshelter roof and chimney collapsed during heavy weather.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But when asked for further details regarding where Collins died, and how, 6th Fleet spokeswoman Cmdr. 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Collins had attended college at Stetson University, Eastern Florida State and Penn State, working toward a degree in environmental sustainability, according to her obituary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c6f.navy.mil\/About-Us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sixth Fleet<\/a> is a sprawling command, meaning Collins could have been operating in any number of locations when she died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It covers half the Atlantic Ocean, spanning from the Arctic to the Antarctic coastline, as well as the Mediterranean and other European seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The command\u2019s remit includes all of Russia and Europe, as well as nearly all of Africa, encompassing 105 countries in all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins enlisted in 2016 and spent four months at the Navy\u2019s Information Warfare Training Center before reporting to the Naples, Italy, based 6th Fleet in June 2020, according to her service record.<\/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\/2021\/08\/09\/six-questions-with-the-us-navys-6th-fleet-commander\/\" 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\/24_naval_commander.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\">Six questions with the US Navy\u2019s 6th Fleet commander<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense News caught up with Vice Adm. 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