my guess is that this person neglected his duties in some way....an accident like this one will probably ruin all but the juniorist of officer and enlisted mans career in the navy. the captain will never get to have the responsibility of a ship again even as a civilian ship captain.
my brothers a ships Pilot for the Alaskan state fiery system second in command. he told me one mistake and it is over for a captain his second along with any officer on the bridge of a ship that runs aground or hits another ship on open seas. no such thing as a learning experience with an accident.
It would probably require at least 10 people neglecting their duties.
When I was in the USAF, they did not consider any accident, to be an accident. They were all caused by something, whether mechanical problems, or human error, or other contributing factors, sometimes beyond the ability of people to save the aircraft. I suspect the Navy is the same way. I doubt they believe in "accidents" either. Usually, it's a combination of factors.
“As to your desire for private citizens to own any weapon whatsoever with no restrictions, I’ll have to respectfully disagree... :-)”
Crashing a ship isn’t a ‘learning experience’. Anyone want to fly in an airliner after the captain crashed one (and was at fault)? Some things don’t need a second chance. Command is not a right.