Naval Accidents

Adm. John Richardson will withdraw and dismiss charges against Cmdr. Bryce Benson and Lt. Natalie Combs.

In 2017, two Navy destroyer collisions left 17 sailors dead.

Lawmakers today questioned the U.S. Navy's top leadership Wednesday on what the service is doing to prevent future accidents.

The Navy and Coast Guard stopped the search for a sailor reported missing from the guided-missile cruiser Lake Erie.

Seventy-eight of the 110 recommendations made after lengthy investigations into a spate of mishaps are "fully underway."

A search-and-rescue mission for a sailor who failed to report for duty aboard the cruiser Lake Erie will continue.

Lt. Natalie Combs, the Fitzgerald's former tactical action officer, was charged with dereliction of duty through neglect.

Benson was commanding officer of the Fitzgerald when it collided with a container ship off the coast of Japan in June 2017.

A sailor deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet has died of injuries sustained during small boat operations, the Navy announced...