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Sailors say this submarine has been ravaged by bedbugs
By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Wednesday, Mar 10
The crew of the fast-attack submarine Connecticut has been subjected to a bedbug infestation in their racks, and sailors assigned to the sub allege that the boat’s command has been slow to fix the problem.
The infestation issue began while the sub was taking part in ICEX 2020 in the Arctic Ocean in March 2020 and continued during a deployment last year, according to a Connecticut petty officer who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution.
“We’ve had bedbugs for a year now,” the petty officer said. “Sailors complained about getting bitten in the racks.”
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Sailors already share racks in the sub’s close quarters, and fatigue takes on added consequence when underway in a metal tube far below the surface, he noted.
“If someone’s sleep deprived because they’re in the rack getting eaten alive by bedbugs, he could fall asleep at (the controls) and run us into an underwater mountain,” the petty officer said...
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/202...icut-underwater-mountain-crash/3931636059155/
Nov. 4, 2021 / 5:55 PM
Navy fires leadership of USS Connecticut after underwater mountain crash
By Daniel Uria
Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The Navy fired leaders of the USS Connecticut for "loss of confidence" after the submarine struck an underwater mountain in the South China Sea, the U.S. military announced Thursday.
The commanding officer of the fast-attack submarine, Cmdr. Cameron Aljilani, second-in-command, Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Cashin, and the chief of the boat Master Chief Sonar Technician Cory Rodgers were fired following the incident, the Japan-based U.S. 7th Fleet announced...
Sailors say this submarine has been ravaged by bedbugs
By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Wednesday, Mar 10
The crew of the fast-attack submarine Connecticut has been subjected to a bedbug infestation in their racks, and sailors assigned to the sub allege that the boat’s command has been slow to fix the problem.
The infestation issue began while the sub was taking part in ICEX 2020 in the Arctic Ocean in March 2020 and continued during a deployment last year, according to a Connecticut petty officer who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution.
“We’ve had bedbugs for a year now,” the petty officer said. “Sailors complained about getting bitten in the racks.”
...
Sailors already share racks in the sub’s close quarters, and fatigue takes on added consequence when underway in a metal tube far below the surface, he noted.
“If someone’s sleep deprived because they’re in the rack getting eaten alive by bedbugs, he could fall asleep at (the controls) and run us into an underwater mountain,” the petty officer said...
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/202...icut-underwater-mountain-crash/3931636059155/
Nov. 4, 2021 / 5:55 PM
Navy fires leadership of USS Connecticut after underwater mountain crash
By Daniel Uria
Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The Navy fired leaders of the USS Connecticut for "loss of confidence" after the submarine struck an underwater mountain in the South China Sea, the U.S. military announced Thursday.
The commanding officer of the fast-attack submarine, Cmdr. Cameron Aljilani, second-in-command, Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Cashin, and the chief of the boat Master Chief Sonar Technician Cory Rodgers were fired following the incident, the Japan-based U.S. 7th Fleet announced...