Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-02-20 | Page 4 | Big Mo Skipper Tells Navy Court 'Regulations Are Not Clear'

Big Bag Mo Skipper Tells Navy Court Regulations Are Not dot Clear Clearl NORFOLK Va Feb 20 UP LIP LIP- PI t Capt William Villiam D D. D Brown skipper of the UlC battleship Missouri testified testified toSti I I fied Monday naval regulations arc are I not cloar clar in defining the division of responsibilities of a ships ship's nav nay iga tor Testifying before a n naval court of i in inquiry n q qui u i r y investigating the grounding grounding- of the Big Mo 10 Jan 17 Capt Brown said the regulations provide that the navigator shall be responsible directly to the commanding commanding commanding com com- manding officer In all navigation matters concerning the safety of the ship But they also provide pro he said i I that in other matters the navigator navigator navigator navi navi- gator shall be responsible to the ships ship's operations officer The Big Mos Mo's skipper testified Saturday when ho he first took the stand in his own defense that the I Iday I day the Missouri ran aground he I I had tho the distinct impression he was utterly alone as u far as assistance assistance assistance as as- from my team of officers was concerned