> McGrath described military shipyards in general as places “where an almost insane devotion to safety, good housekeeping and procedural compliance is required.

> McGrath described military shipyards in general as places “where an almost insane devotion to safety, good housekeeping and procedural compliance is required. It’s hard to imagine one or more of those things not being involved in the cause or spread of the fire.” It seems like the culture of safety and competence of the US Pacific Fleet is not what it was. Another example is the USS John McCain colliding with a freighter[0]. Then there was the whole Fat Leonard corruption scandal[1]. Maybe these are just anecdata and a side effect of greater attention. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_S._McCain_and_Alnic_MC_collision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_S._McCain_and_Alnic_M... 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Leonard_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Leonard_scandal