A group of House lawmakers, including four members of the California delegation and a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, are demanding answers and accountability from the Navy regarding an incident on the USS Boxer. A Military.com report revealed that the ship's crew was sickened when fuel was intentionally dumped into the ocean.
The lawmakers have written a letter to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, urging him to hold those responsible for the incident accountable and requesting a briefing on the Navy's response to the contamination incident in 2016.
The report by Military.com included interviews with personnel on the ship at the time and documents obtained from sources and the Navy.
According to the report, sailors in the USS Boxer's engineering department were ordered to dump fuel into the ocean, a procedure that requires the ship to keep moving to prevent contaminated water from entering the drinking water system. However, in this case, the ship stopped, causing the crew's water supply to become tainted.
The Navy publicly acknowledged the contamination following the report.
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