An investigation into three sailors' suicides found the living conditions on the USS George Washington in the shipyard were a 'contributing factor' in at least one of the sailors' deaths.
assigned to the USS George Washington concluded the deaths were not connected, but stress related to life in a shipyard environment was a"contributing factor" in at least one of the suicides.
The GW has been docked in Virginia since 2017 while undergoing a years-long overhaul that in the long term will extend the aircraft carrier's service life but in the short term makes parts of the ship essentially a construction zone. Mitchell-Sandor found it hard to transition into this environment and assimilate into the Navy. He missed home and regularly drove hours away to see his girlfriend or family and then, without sleeping, would drive back for his shifts. The investigation found chronic sleep deprivation and fatigue may have affected his judgement and led him to believe suicide was his only option.
The initial investigation released Monday also raised concerns about the Navy's bandwidth to provide mental health services.
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