Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker/Navy
The Marine Corps suspended Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi last week as it investigates his role in the sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) that killed eight U.S. Marines and one Navy sailor.
A Marine Corps investigation, released in March, determined that the two-star general “bears some responsibility” for the incident in which a 35-year-old armored amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) sprang numerous leaks and sank off the coast of California last July. The investigation report concluded that the deaths were the result of poor training, a vehicle in “horrible condition,” and lapsed safety procedures in a rush to deploy an operational AAV platoon.
The title of an article in CNN was intriguing — 
Denmark is planning on building three offshore wind farms with 200 turbines with a 3 GW capacity 100 kilometers off the coast in the North Sea. Later phases of the project include an additional seven wind farms with 470 turbines. On its completion, the entire project will have a capacity of 10 GW. 
First Officer Mohammed Aisha had been stranded on the “cursed” MV Aman, for almost four years onboard, stuck off the Egyptian coast. He has finally been freed and has flown home to Syria.
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The Indonesia Navy announced that it has located debris from the missing submarine 
The Indonesian submarine KRI 
I realize that I am in a rut. Every Earth Day, I say the same thing. Over 70% of the surface of this planet is covered by water, so referring to the planet as “earth” is just wrong. But be that as it may, the misnamed planet is still called “earth” and Earth Day is a worthwhile celebration of protecting the planet, both the dirt and the watery portions. 
