Navy Sailor Believed to Have Fallen Overboard and Died Is Found Hiding on His Ship
The Navy has a new hide and seek champion:
An American sailor whose disappearance at sea last week prompted a search by American and Japanese ships of thousands of square miles (square kilometers) of ocean was found alive onboard his ship on Thursday, the U.S. Navy said.
The U.S. 7th Fleet said the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Peter Mims of Interlachen, Florida, were being investigated. It said Mims would be transferred to another ship for a medical evaluation and recommendations for follow-on care.
In a statement, the Navy did not comment on Mims’ condition or say where he was found on his ship, the guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh.
Mims disappeared last Thursday when the ship was in Japan’s southern waters and was believed to have fallen into the sea. A search was suspended Sunday after more than 50 hours of effort by the U.S. and Japanese navies and Japan’s coast guard.
The Navy said a search onboard the Shiloh continued, and Mims was located on Thursday. [Associated Press]
I wonder if anything like this has ever happened before in the Navy because this is the first I have heard of something like this happening?
NAVY SAILOR BELIEVED TO HAVE FALLEN OVER BOARD AND DIED IS FOUND HIDING ON HIS SHIP
Why would anyone believe a navy sailor could have died after falling over a board?
Why would anyone have thought the sailor was from a branch other than the navy?
This headline poses more questions than it answers.
Don’t forget this is an Associated Press item… the closest those folks have been to a sailor is the Village People…
He was hiding from his job b/c the navy has become lackadaisical under Trump. This NEVER happened under Obama!
Here is an update on the Navy’s hide and seek champion who has been released from confinement but will face a court martial for his actions.