Submarine Commander Reassigned After Crash
From Times Wire Reports
The Navy has reassigned the commander of the nuclear-powered submarine San Francisco that struck an undersea mass of rock Jan. 8 in the western Pacific Ocean, officials said. One sailor died and 23 were injured.
Cmdr. Kevin Mooney was reassigned to a unit in Guam pending the completion of an investigation into the crash, a statement from the U.S. 7th Fleet said. Vice Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, the fleet’s commander, ordered Mooney’s removal from command.
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