A question of SEAL accountability
Naval Special Warfare Command imposes no punishment and takes a series of "accountability actions" in 2024 shipboarding deaths of two SEALs.
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A Navy investigation into the drowning deaths of two SEALs a year ago off the coast of Somalia told some painful truths.
Investigators concluded that Christopher Chambers and Gage Ingram drowned because they were unable to do something that’s expected of all Navy SEALs: stay afloat.
On Jan. 11, 2024, Chambers, 37, lost his grip and fell into the water while attempting to board a Houthi dhow at night in 6- to 8-foot seas. Gage Ingram, 27, jumped in to save him. Weighed down by their gear, the two men sank…