Seven Navy sailors assigned to the USS George Washington have died by suicide during the time the aircraft carrier has been undergoing a yearslong overhaul in Newport News, Virginia, the Navy said Thursday.
in the past year that CBS News has reported, three more sailors assigned to the carrier died by suicide in 2019 and 2020.
The living and working conditions on the carrier present challenges for the sailors. While it's in the shipyard, the George Washington is essentially a construction zone, where it can be cramped, hot and loud for the crew on board. U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington is seen during its mission in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on February 5, 2017. After reports that three sailors had died by suicide in a single week in April, the Navy
The Navy's top enlisted leader, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith, visited the carrier last week and took questions from the sailors. In response to a question about living conditions on the ship, Smith said,"I think we probably could have done better to manage your expectations coming in here," according to audio and a transcript of the visit to the carrier.
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