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The Navy plans to relieve the admiral who commands the Seventh Fleet in light of the two fatal collisions in the Pacific
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 11:22 PM EDT

One day after ordering a rare suspension of ship operations worldwide, the Navy plans to relieve the commander of the fleet that has sustained four collisions in Asia and the deaths of more than a dozen sailors this year, an American official said Tuesday.

Vice Adm. Joseph P. Aucoin, the head of the Seventh Fleet based in Japan, the Navy’s largest overseas fleet, is expected to be removed Wednesday in connection with the four collisions since January, including two fatal ones in the past two months, the official said.
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