The captain is going to take the brunt of this, and is actually facing manslaughter charges, since the ship and crew had oceans of known problems going into tha

The captain is going to take the brunt of this, and is actually facing manslaughter charges, since the ship and crew had oceans of known problems going into that night. For example the OOD had a habit of not waking the captain when ships were too close, and the captain knew about it and did nothing about it. Thus by navy logic the captain is the one responsible. The crew on deck at the time had been working hard since 6:00am, and the collision happened at 1:30am the following day. That scheduling was captain's responsibility. Almost everyone (everyone?) on the bridge and in the combat information center failed at doing their jobs that night. This again by Navy logic is all on the captain, who is responsible for making sure that people know their jobs. The ship had even lost its certification of seamanship before the accident. I feel bad for everyone involved. The USS Fitzgerald was utterly overworked and overcommitted, and had not had the time available to train its crew or officers. The fault was a fault of the system, and in another world with more time for training, all of those in command that night may have turned out fine officers with long careers.