A U.S. Navy officer has been revealed of duty after the aircraft carrier he was commanding crashed into a ship.
Captain Dave Snowden was removed from his position in the U.S. Navy “due to a loss of confidence in his ability.”
Snowden was the commanding of a nuclear-powered U.S. Navy aircraft carrier when it crashed with a merchant ship.
America’s military demands near-perfect standards be met.
It’s safe to say that running a Navy ship into a merchant ship does not fit that definition.
In a statement, the Navy said:
“The U.S. Navy holds commanding officers to the highest standard and takes action to hold them accountable when those standards are not met.”
At the time of writing, Snowden has been replaced by Captain Christopher Hill.
Snowden was temporarily assigned to Naval Air Forces Atlantic.
He had been in charge of the Truman for over a year, starting in December 2023.
Snowden has a background in aerospace engineering and “flying combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan,” per his military biography.
The Navy released a photo confirming there had been major damage to the Truman after it collided with a merchant ship.
The incident occurred just before midnight on February 12.
However, the cause of the crash remains unknown.
There were serious concerns because of the ship’s nuclear propulsion plants.
However, they were all assessed to be in “safe and stable condition” after the incident, the Navy said.
No injuries were reported after the incident, and the Truman did not appear to be taking on water.
The carrier was built for a crew of 5,000.
It was deployed last fall to protect American interests in the Middle East after Iran launched a missile barrage on Israel.
The Truman has been undergoing repairs near the Greek island of Crete since the incident, according to CBS News.
In a statement after the accident, Snowden said:
“While the ship is fully mission capable and the ship conducted flight operations following the collision, pulling into port for emergent repairs will enable the ship to continue deployment as scheduled.”
Most of the damage on the ship was on the deck and storage areas.
The Truman had recently been involved in a series of strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
At the time of writing, the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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