Alarming trend of US Navy ships involved in collisions in 2017

USS John McCain, August 2017
USS Fitzgerald, June 2017
USS Champlain, May 2017
USS Antietam, January 2017
USS Porter, August 2012
USS John F. Kennedy, July 2004
USS Denver, July 2000
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US Navy warships were involved in four major accidents this year, more than any other year since the turn of the century. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral John Richardson has ordered an "operational pause" and a probe of all fleet activity.


The "trend” of incidents demands a forceful action, Richardson said on Monday, as the Navy paused operations in all US fleets following the collision of the guided missile destroyer USS John S McCain with a merchant ship off Singapore