An update on yesterday’s post.

German defense minister fires ship’s captain amid mutiny rumors

The German defense minister has dismissed the commander of the naval training ship Gorch Fock after cadets complained of harsh treatment from superiors following a fatal accident. The ship will now return to Germany.

German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has dismissed the commander of the naval training ship Gorch Fock after rumors of mutiny following a fatal accident on board.

Guttenberg ordered the ship to “return directly to Germany” and asked for Commander Norbert Schatz to be relieved of his duty, according to German media reports.

The Gorch Fock “will be removed from the list of ships at the ready, until a commission is formed including members of the German Bundestag that can determine whether the Gorch Fock has a future on the open sea as a training ship and emissary of Germany,” the minister said. It will be docked in Kiel until further notice.

The vessel was ordered on Thursday to return to its last port of call in southern Argentina amid fears of a mutiny. Investigators have boarded the ship and are trying to establish whether the allegations are founded.