Posted on Aug 20, 2020
First Round of Declassified USS Thresher Documents Expected in September - USNI News
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The first of a new tranche of declassified documents from the investigation from the USS Thresher (SSN-593) disaster could be released to the public as early as September, according to a Navy status update from an ongoing freedom of information lawsuit.
Following a judge’s order in February to begin releasing the material, the Navy asked for a stay in releasing 600 documents because the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had closed the offices that would review the documents for sensitive information. On Monday, the stay was lifted, allowing the review to continue.
Retired Navy Capt. James Bryant, a former Thresher-class submarine commander, sued the Navy in 2019 for the documents related to the 1963 loss of the nuclear attack submarine that went down during a test dive with all hands.
In July 18 status update to the court, the Navy said it had found resources to process the documents that had been handed over from Naval Reactors starting in August.
Following a judge’s order in February to begin releasing the material, the Navy asked for a stay in releasing 600 documents because the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had closed the offices that would review the documents for sensitive information. On Monday, the stay was lifted, allowing the review to continue.
Retired Navy Capt. James Bryant, a former Thresher-class submarine commander, sued the Navy in 2019 for the documents related to the 1963 loss of the nuclear attack submarine that went down during a test dive with all hands.
In July 18 status update to the court, the Navy said it had found resources to process the documents that had been handed over from Naval Reactors starting in August.
First Round of Declassified USS Thresher Documents Expected in September - USNI News
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SCPO Morris Ramsey I Really Don't Expect Much Honestly but a Lot More of the Clinical Data from the Manufacturer and the Last Yard Period. Like a Lot of Things it was "Classified" Long Past the Need for No Good Reason.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SCPO Morris Ramsey I Might Understand a Little Better the Need for Radioactive Source X-Rays of the Pipping Since that Has already been released as the Primary Issue.
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