i needed somebody to stand up for me in those moments, and it just it broke me. reporter: democratic senators maria cantwell and tammy baldwin sent a letter friday to the head of the coast guard that called the information, quote, disturbing, and demanded answers. they committed to pursuing full accountability for perpetrators and investing in meaningful support for survivors. pam brown joins me now. pam, what does the coast guard say about all this in. after cnn s report was first published this morning, the coast guard sent us a statement directly apologizing about all these mistakes made in the fouled anchor investigation, saying that the coast guard fully recognizes that by not having taken appropriate action at the time of the sexual assaults, the coast guard may have further traumatized the victims, delayed access to their care and recovery, and prevented some cases from being referred to the military justice system for appropriate accountability. the coast guard owns thi
just it broke me. reporter: democratic senators maria cantwell and timmy baldwin sent a letter friday to the head of the coast guard that called the information, quote, disturbing and demanded answers. they committed to pursuing full accountability for perpetrators and investing in meaningful support for survivors. after cnn s report was first published on friday morning, the coast guard sent us a statement apologizing about the mistakes made in the fouled anchor investigation, saying that, quote, the coast guard fully recognizes that by not having taken appropriate action at the time of the sexual assaults the coast guard may have further traumatized the victims. delayed access to their care and recovery and prevented some cases from being referred to the military justice system for appropriate accountability. the coast guard owns this failure and apologizes to each of the victims and their loved ones, and our colleagues here on the investigative team including melanie hicken, bla