Vice Adm Joseph Aucoin dismissed by United States Navy as commander
of the Seventh Fleet following a string of collisions involving American
warships in Asia.
In a statement, the Navy said it had lost confidence in Vice Adm
Aucoin's ability to command. The Seventh Fleet, based in Yokosuka,
Japan, is the largest forward-deployed fleet in the US Navy, with close
to 70 vessels and submarines. Vice Adm Aucoin, who has been its
commander since 2015, was due to retire within weeks.
His designated successor will replace him immediately. His removal is
the latest in a series of steps taken by Navy officials after the USS
John S McCain collision.
Ten sailors are still missing after the USS John S McCain collided
with an oil tanker near Singapore on Monday. Navy officials say human
remains have since been found in sealed compartments on board the ship,
which is now in port in Singapore. The crash was the fourth such
incident in a year.
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