The drownings of two Navy SEALs during a maritime intercept off the coast of Somalia were preventable, caused by a lack of proper training and unclear guidance on effective flotation, a Navy investigation found.
During a night-time intercept of a ship carrying Iranian weapons to Yemen, Chief Special Warfare Operator Christopher Chambers and Naval Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nathan Ingram fell into heavy seas while trying to board. Chambers, the Leading Petty Officer of the platoon, fell in from the side of the ship, while Ingram jumped into the water immediately to help.
Team Three deployed on board the USS Lewis B. Puller in December 2023. The team knew their primary mission would be maritime interceptions. That month, the team had carried out two successful boardings of similar ships known as dhows during daylight, the first in calm seas and the second in heavier seas. In early January 2024, the Navy began tracking a slow-moving dhow over a period of several days.
s set out in approximately 6-to-7-foot seas, near the maximum height of 8 feet for such a nighttime operation. Conditions were difficult enough that the boarding craft had to approach three separate times. During the first two approaches, six s. “In accordance with established Navy policy, recovery and salvage was not pursued as the sea is recognized as a fit and final resting place for the remains of members of the Naval Service,” the investigation report stated. The investigation concluded that the Naval Special Warfare Force Readiness Manual highlights the importance of buoyancy, but it fails to provide specific guidance on what an effective buoyancy test entails.
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