The commander of the US Seventh Fleet was fired after the ship collision incident.

A few days after a collision between a US destroyer and a cargo ship, the US Navy announced the dismissal of the commander of the 7th Fleet of the Pacific Fleet.

The US destroyer USS John S. McCain was severely damaged after the collision - Photo: Reuters

According to Reuters, Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, commander of the US Navy's 7th Fleet, was fired on August 23 following a series of collisions involving US warships in Asia.

The collision between the US destroyer USS John S. McCain and the cargo ship Alnic MC in the Malacca Strait in the early hours of August 21st was the fourth major incident involving the US Pacific Fleet this year.

A press release from the U.S. Navy stated that Admiral Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, personally traveled to Japan to announce the dismissal of the commander of the 7th Fleet, Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, due to a loss of confidence in Aucoin's command capabilities.

Along with dismissing Aucoin, Swift also ordered the deputy commander of the Pacific Fleet, Phil Sawyer, to immediately take over Aucoin's position.

The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet is based in Japan. This unit manages 70 ships, including U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, and approximately 140 aircraft and 20,000 sailors.

This fleet also operates in an area of ​​approximately 124 million square kilometers with bases in Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.

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