Navy fires top Admiral and Capt. of 7th Fleet for ‘loss of confidence’ as it investigates deadly...

No, I certainly have not been made privy to every minute detail of the investigations that led to these two firings. BUT, there is a possibility that it is simply "somebody's going down," no matter what, just to appease the government, society in general, and the families involved. They did that to a certain Captain McVey, skipper of the INDIANAPOLIS in 1945. Fifty years later he was totally vindicated.

I find it difficult to blame anyone 5000 miles away, when several petty officers and a few low-end officers plain drop the ball, fell asleep, whatever. This wasn't about overworked, understaffed ship crews. I've was in the Navy. I worked on the Nav Bridge throughout my time at sea, on two destroyers and one carrier. We had infinitely less electronic equipment to determine our position and that of ships around us. Still, we never ran into anyone or anything. And that's because people stayed awake and alert and vigilant.

Sure, keelhaul the Flags!!!, but CINCPAC better damn well pay close attention to the watchstanders who were manning the charts and scopes that night. They were/are solely to blame, IMHO.