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Title: The USS Gonzalez DDG66 Grounding
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The USS Gonzalez (DDG-66)Grounding
- 12 November 1996
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USS GONZALES (DDG-66) CASE STUDY
120828QNOV96
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The USS Gonzalez (DDG-66)
- New Arleigh Burke Destroyer
- Just completed liberty call at St. Maartens, N.A.
- Resuming Combat Systems Qualification Testing
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The Pre-Underway Brief
- Held early Sunday morning
- Well below accepted standards
- Loss of watch bill integrity
- Not all shoal water briefed
- Proselyte Reef not highlighted on chart
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Getting Underway
- First Sea and Anchor Detail from Anchor not
training related - Watch stationed at 0715 for 0745 Underway
- Winds from the East
- CHT barge and Accommodation Ladder problems
- Actual Underway 0818
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12 November 1996 0800
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The Grounding
- Ship grounds on Proselyte Reef at 0828
- Entire Bridge team distracted
- Poor communications with CIC
- No involvement by CIC Watch Officer
- Charts not updated
- Charts not approved by CO
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The Results
- CO relieved for cause. Issued a punitive letter
of reprimand. - NAV relieved for cause. Issued a punitive letter
of reprimand. - OOD issued a punitive letter of reprimand.
- XO, SWO, CICWO issued non-punitive letters of
reprimand.
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USS GONZALES CASE STUDY LESSONS LEARNED
- Change the Plan, Increase the Risk
- Prior planning is key to ORM.
- Know where youre going.
- Assertive watchstanding is key.
- When in doubt, stop the ship.
- 10M Damages
- Significant repairs to sonar dome.
- Repairs to propeller shafts.
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