captain fired, uss mccain had another accident
2024-09-04
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xinhua news agency, beijing, september 4th. the u.s. navy's "john mccain" missile destroyer, which collided with a merchant ship many years ago and caused more than 10 crew members to be killed and injured, has recently caused trouble again. the captain was fired after making a fool of himself by "showing off".
the associated press reported on the 3rd that the u.s. navy announced the removal of captain cameron astor from the mccain, a destroyer that was recently deployed to the middle east as part of the uss theodore roosevelt aircraft carrier strike group.
on august 21, 2017, the us navy's "john mccain" guided-missile destroyer arrived in the waters near singapore's changi naval base. xinhua news agency (photo by deng zhiwei)in april this year, the u.s. navy posted a photo on its official social media account showing astor holding a rifle and aiming at the sea. unexpectedly, this photo caused a lot of ridicule. netizens found that the optical sight on the gun was installed upside down, and the sight cover was not even opened. the u.s. military news media stars and stripes reported that the u.s. marine corps also posted a photo of marines aiming and shooting with a sight on the ship on social media, with the caption: "clear view."
the u.s. navy later removed the photo and left a message: "thank you for pointing out the error in the scope."
the u.s. navy did not disclose the specific reason for astor's dismissal, only generally stating that it had "lost confidence in his ability to continue to command the missile destroyer."
in august 2017, the uss mccain collided with a merchant ship in the waters near singapore, causing serious damage to the hull, 10 crew members died, and 5 crew members were injured. after the incident, the captain and the deputy captain were both fired. two months before the collision of the uss mccain, another destroyer, the uss fitzgerald, belonging to the seventh fleet, collided with a cargo ship off the coast of japan and was seriously damaged, killing 7 crew members and injuring 3 people including the captain. (sun shuo)
