19-year-old Amar’e NazirMatthew Long, was “found dead” on the USS Bataan on April 18, three days after 19-year-old Xavier Sandor became the third sailor stationed aboard the USS George Washington to commit suicide in the last week.
Seeking to contain seething outrage and dismal morale among sailors and their families, the Navy is relocating hundreds of sailors off the currently dry-docked aircraft carrier.
In the wake of multiple deaths and suicides aboard the USS George Washington, 260 sailors are being rehoused on land in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the U.S. Navy has announced.