The JAG investigation seems to substantiate this a little, but of course is missing any detail as such.
All things considered, No name could also have been told by his handler to do this on purpose to impair that carrier.
1967 29 JUL USS FORRESTAL FIRE
http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/investigations/USS%20FORRESTAL%20FIRE%2012%20AUG%2069%20PT%201.pdf
http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/investigations/USS%20FORRESTAL%20FIRE%2012%20AUG%2069%20PT%202.pdf
http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/investigations/USS%20FORRESTAL%20FIRE%2012%20AUG%2069%20PT%203.pdf