Fallen MSP Sailors Identified
According to the BBC, the Navy has released the names of the two Submariners who were tragically lost off the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul on Friday:The dead men were named as Senior Chief Thomas Higgins, 45, of Paducah, Kentucky, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Holtz, 30, of Lakewood, Ohio.Sailors, Rest Your Oars...
The US Navy said in a statement on Sunday that the cause of the accident remained under investigation.
According to the CSG-2 web page, ETCS(SS) Thomas Higgins was the MSP's Chief of the Boat. This makes the incident even more tragic -- now the crew will have to cope with the sense of loss they feel without a man who I'm sure was a mentor to all.
posted by Bubblehead @ 5:38 AM
1 Comments:
This is indeed tragic to both Family and Crew...and because of the time of the year...has even more impact on Family..
A similar event (under very similar circumstances) happened in 65 or 66 aboard the Piper. If memory serves, the lost man was an officer...Lt. Houston...
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