Plea deal in shipboarding deaths scuttled by Navy investigation
Lack of communication between Justice Department and Navy blamed
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The investigation into the drowning deaths of two SEALs that occurred one year ago had an unintended consequence—one that only added to the missteps that led to the grave accident.
In a previously unreported development, the release in October of the Navy investigation into the drowning deaths scuttled efforts by the U.S. Justice Department to secure a plea deal with the captain of the fishing boat the SEALs died while trying to board, according …