Latest "Collision" stories

‘What the hell was he thinking?’: Families of McCain sailors tear into former CO at court-martial

One-by-one, 15 gut-wrenching statements were read while the destroyer’s former commanding officer, Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez, sat only a few feet away.

5 years ago

The Navy's dicey decision to pursue homicide charges

It’s a move that will have a potentially far-reaching impact on all services and service members up and down the chain of command.

By Military Times Editorial

5 years ago

Navy filing homicide charges for McCain, Fitzgerald commanders

In all, five officers and a chief could face courts-martial in the collisions last summer that killed 17 sailors.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Crushed in their racks: Inside the John S. McCain disaster

Living quarters rapidly flooded after the McCain collided with an oil tanker on Aug. 21. The 10 sailors who drowned never had a chance to escape.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Navy’s 7th Fleet no stranger to high ops tempo

As Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson orders a fleet-wide review in the wake of the John S. McCain collision, ships operating in 7th Fleet waters are no stranger to high ops tempo.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

6 years ago

Mattis: Review will determine 'what's going on' with 7th Fleet

The review follows two Navy collisions, 10 sailors still unaccounted for

By Tara Copp

6 years ago