One puff to blow it all? Canadian Navy sacks two ship commanders after 2nd officer disables smoke alarm to light up
A Canadian Navy officer’s career may have just gone up in smoke after he disabled a fire alarm aboard a frigate in order to have a puff, with the sailor removed from his post just months before his ship’s next foreign deployment.
The sudden reshuffling on the HMCS Calgary took place as its crew prepares to set sail to the Asia-Pacific in April, seeing both its commander, Jonathan Kouwenberg, and Lieutenant Commander John Forbes dropped from the ship’s roster in the space of a week.
In Forbes’ case, the ship’s executive officer was sacked after he switched off a smoke detector in the Calgary’s wardroom, smoking tobacco and encouraging subordinates to follow his lead. He was found guilty on three counts of misconduct, reprimanded and fined $3,000.
https://www.rt.com/news/479827-canada-navy-officers-sacked/