Is this Navy officer being held accountable for negligence? Or railroaded?

I do not understand how the TAO and CIC watch officer did not have situational awareness of the surface picture, what was more important that that task while transiting a busy shipping lane. Both of these officers were senior and more experience then the OOD. Why were they not in the OOD rotation in condition III steaming. Let the junior officers sit in CIC and learn skills. I agree with the Admirals decision here Lt. Combs was the senior officer on watch that night. She had a duty to the crew to not kill them in their sleep and a duty to the Captain to not have the bow of another ship yank him out of his rack onto the weather decks. Back in the day they would have been hanging from the yardarm by first mornings light. LT Brad McInnis CDR Mike Kovack Maj Marty Hogan MCPO Roger Collins LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SCPO Larry Knight Sr. SCPO David Lockwood PO1 John Y. CWO3 Dennis M. Capt Tom Brown CMDCM Gene Treants MCPO Roger Collins CPO (Join to see) CDR Mike Kovack CPT Jack Durish Col Jim Harmon PO2 Robert Aitchison SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas LT Axel Newe

PO1 Tony Holland That is what the court martial should determine. Officers bear a huge burden of responsibility!

She’s getting the big blue weenie from her peers in the worst way. She was wrong, but they’re making her out to be the worst thing smoking. But no senior officers are having their feet held to the fire.