Sub Cmdr. gets letter of reprimand

Posted on Apr 25 2001

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) – USS Greeneville Cmdr. Scott Waddle was given a letter of reprimand as punishment for the collision that killed nine Japanese men and boys, his attorney said Monday.

Waddle said he would retire by Oct. 1.

“While I regret that my Navy career has ended in this way, I know that I am one of the lucky ones because I survived the accident,” Waddle said in a statement released by his civilian attorney, Charles Gittens.

The action was imposed by Adm. Thomas Fargo, Pacific Fleet commander, at an “admiral’s mast” attended by Waddle, a military attorney and several officers, seated around a conference table at Pearl Harbor Navy Base.

“I understand and accept the punishment that Admiral Fargo imposed. He treated me fairly and with dignity and respect and I thank him for that,” Waddle said.

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