6 punished for roles in GW fire

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6 punished for roles in GW fire
By Gidget Fuentes - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Sep 6, 2008 7:16:44 EDT

SAN DIEGO — The Navy has punished six crew members of the aircraft carrier George Washington for their roles in a May 22 fire at sea, Navy officials confirmed.

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“One individual was found guilty of willful dereliction of duty and three were found guilty of disobeying a lawful order for hiding hazardous materials in a workspace in direct violation of ship safety regulations for the storage of hazardous materials,” Pacific Fleet spokesmen wrote in an e-mail response to questions from Navy Times. “Two noncommissioned officers were found guilty of negligent dereliction of duty for negligent supervision of the workspace.”

“There are no punitive discharges as a result of these proceedings,” they added.

Navy officials have said unauthorized smoking near containers filled with combustible material may have sparked the fire.

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The sailors’ punishments follow the firings in late July of the ship’s commander, Capt. Dave Dykhoff, and Capt. David M. Dober, the executive officer.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/09/navy_gwfire_090508w/%2e