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What caused the Marine amphibious assault vehicle sinking tragedy? Philip Athey keyboard arrow down U.S. Marine Corps combat crosses are displayed during a memorial service at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 21, 2020. “It’s alright, just calm down we’re going to make it back to the ship. Just do me a favor and take a deep breath.” These were the words a Marine told his amphibious assault vehicle rear crewman on July 30, 2020, as reality hit that the AAV they were in was actually sinking. The water was up to top-of-the-boot level at that point, and the Marines and sailor trapped inside were nervous. ....
Marines open another probe into sunken tank blamed on errors that killed 9 off San Clemente coast By Julie Watson article Left to Right, top row: Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 19, of Corona, Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wis. Christopher Gnem, 22, of California. bottom row: Lance Cpl. Chase D. Sweetwood , 19, from Portland, Ore. Lance Cpl. Guillermo S. Perez, 20, of N (FOX News) Expand SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Marine Corps has launched a probe looking at the readiness of its troops before they participated in an exercise that ended in tragedy with the sinking of a seafaring tank off the Southern California coast that killed eight Marines and one sailor last summer, officials said Tuesday. ....
Eight marines and one sailor were killed July 30 when an amphibious tank sank The training accident 70 miles off San Diego´s coast was one of the deadliest for the Marines in recent years. Leaders said it could have been prevented A new report found the accident was caused by shabby maintenance of the amphibious assault vehicles and poor judgement by commanders Barely a week after its release, a new probe has been launched into the disaster It follows outcry from the relatives of those who died in the accident ....
The deceased were identified as: Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 18, of Corona, California, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. Lance Cpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello, California, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. U.S. Navy Hospitalman Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton, California, a hospital corpsman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, 20, of Bend, Oregon, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. Cpl. Wesley A. Rodd, 22, of Harris, Texas, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. ....