ghufran_syed's statements are a summarization of Navy Secretary Moldy's own official lines. Moldy framed the seriousness of the ship's condition on the stated

ghufran_syed's statements are a summarization of Navy Secretary Moldy's own official lines. Moldy framed the seriousness of the ship's condition on the stated fact of the sailors young age and the fact that not a single sailor on that ship had yet been hospitalized. He also stated that the ship has unique operating requirements, such as a nuclear reactor and expensive aircraft. The Navy has its own calculus for the values at stake.