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Judge dismisses Fitzgerald lawsuit
The lawsuit sought damages from the company that chartered the container ship that struck the U.S. destroyer in 2017.
Worse than you thought: inside the secret Fitzgerald probe the Navy doesn’t want you to read
It was kept secret from the public in part because it was designed to prep the Navy for potential lawsuits in the aftermath of the accident.
Ship owners to pay U.S. government for Fitzgerald collision
The owners of the ACX Crystal will pay the U.S. government about $27 million in connection to the 2017 collision with the destroyer that killed seven and totaled the warship.
Montana Jody moved in to a deployed service member’s home, sold his stuff to buy meth
It's evidently not enough to have to worry about Jody stealing just your gal anymore.
By Jon Simkins
Is this Navy officer being held accountable for negligence? Or railroaded?
Questions about the legal fate of Lt. Natalie Combs continue to swirl around her court-martial case.
By Carl Prine
Former Fitzgerald CO pleads not guilty to charges in connection to fatal collision
The former Fitzgerald commanding officer will face a general court-martial in January.
By Jon Simkins
One year after the Fitzgerald collision, the families of the fallen grieve and search for answers
A year after seven sailors died aboard the warship Fitzgerald, some families are angry at how the Navy has handled the tragedy.
Hearing for former Fitzgerald commanding officer canceled
Cmdr. Bryce Benson has voluntarily waived his right to an Article 32.
By Jon Simkins
Fitzgerald’s officer of the deck faces court-martial Tuesday for fatal collision
The Navy has released the first details regarding three junior officers charged for their alleged roles in the destroyer Fitzgerald’s collision with a merchant vessel last summer, an incident that killed seven sailors.
Japan Coast Guard recommends negligent homicide charges in Fitzgerald collision
The recommendation comes after an investigation found that both the Crystal’s second officer and the Fitzgerald’s officer of the deck were responsible.
By Nicole Bauke