All Work and No Play is Endangering America's Aircraft Carriers
All Work and No Play is Endangering America’s Aircraft Carriers The recent spate of collisions echoes a succession of even more catastrophic accidents aboard U.S. aircraft carriers between 1966 and 1968 that between them claimed the lives of more than two hundred sailors. Here's What You Need to Remember: The incident was a timely warning of the danger of overworking a crew beyond the limits of its manpower; it also demonstrated the vital importance of ensuring that munitions were properly designed with high heat tolerances to avoid accidental detonation. Two deadly collisions involving U....