A US Navy supply ship was run aground by a distracted junior officer after the ship's captain left to eat dinner, investigation reveals

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 16:27

Coastal Riverine Squadron patrol boats conducts flank USNS Alan Shepard in the Gulf of Tadjoura.
US Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kenji Shiroma/Released

USNS Alan Shepard was run aground off Bahrain's coast after the ship's captain left to eat dinner.
A junior officer tried to turn the Shepard to avoid a fishing vessel, but it got stuck on a shoal.
The Navy supply ship was freed from the sand the next day and only sustained minor scratches.

A Navy supply ship was run aground by a junior officer off the coast of Bahrain shortly after the ship's master — or captain — left the bridge to eat dinner, an investigation revealed.