Navy SEAL drowning deaths interceding Iranian weapons were preventable, investigations finds

Two Navy SEALs drowned as they attempted to climb aboard a vessel in the Arabian Sea in January, and a new investigation found their deaths were preventable.

Special Warfare Officer 1st Class Christopher Chambers, 37, slipped trying to board the dhow believed to be carrying Iranian weapons for the Yemen-based Houthis. Seeing him struggle to stay afloat, Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram jumped in to rescue him. Both were lost to the sea in just 47 seconds after Chambers slipped.