US Navy strips captain of 'supercarrier' USS Harry S Truman after incident

The US Navy has stripped the captain of its "supercarrier" USS Harry S Truman after it crashed into a ship near Egypt last week admitting it had "a loss of confidence in his ability.” Captain Dave Snowden was captain of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier when it was involved in a collision at sea with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt last Wednesday. It did not result in flooding or injuries aboard the carrier, and there was no damage to the ship’s propulsion systems, the US Navy said. However, Snowden...