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.
Failed me and the same people that failed m on board that ship failed those sailors. reporter: 23-year-old nautica robinson joined in 2019 to work on weapons systems but the aircraft carrier was at port being overhauled so instea she was painting and laying deck. she began to struggle with her mental health and said she repeatedly asked for more support what did people say? it was like, i said it and i spoke into thin air nobody listened. reporter: about a year ago she tried to take her own life. i m sad and tired of being here. i m tired of being on this ship. i m tired of dealing with this. like it shouldn t be like this anymore. reporter: she was at her apartment and friends saved her. i was dying and nobody from my chain of command cared enough to even come to check on me. reporter: nbc news spoke with one other former sailor and two
Hannah Crisostomo was 17 when she went aboard the USS George Washington, claiming the abuse she suffered on the ship pushed her to swallow 196 pain relievers last May.