The Navy fired Lt. Cmdr. Mark Rice, left, and Lt. Daniel Tyler for their roles in the minesweeper Guardian running aground onto a reef in the Philippines in January. Two other officers were also fired. The minesweeper was removed from the Tubbataha Reef after being cut into several pieces. (Guardian photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines)
Four Fired For Marooning Minesweeper On Ocean Reef -- Navy Times
The Navy fired the former commanding officer of the now-stricken mine countermeasures ship Guardian along with three of his officers after an investigation determined they “did not adhere to standard U.S. Navy navigation procedures,” the Navy said Wednesday.
Lt. Cmdr. Mark Rice, the ship's CO, was fired Wednesday by Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, the commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7. The reliefs came while Rice and his crew were to take charge of the replacement ship, the minesweeper Warrior, which arrived last week in Sasebo, Japan.
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Update #1: Guardian CO, 3 Others Relieved Over Grounding -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
Update #2: US Navy relieves 4 from grounded minesweeper after probe finds they didn’t follow procedures -- Washington Post/AP
Update #3: US navy reassigns sailors over Philippine reef crash -- BBC
My Comment: This is the end of their careers.