[N-R-T]

"shot dead while covering the commissioning of the Harvey Milk, the Navy’s newest destroyer."

I wouldn't put that past this current administration, for sure. You have captured how these godless Marxists would conduct business if they suddenly sprouted nads.

[setha]

Why didn’t the vessel didn’t have an “accident” that resulted in its sinking at the media event?

That would still leave room for the same outcome for the target, yet make the point that much more profound.