Something I've been meaning to post here - which I'm acknowledging may not be real popular - is that I truly feel bad for everyone affected by this mess.
The dead of course, and their many extended family members. Their friends. Nothing will ever make this feel ok.
But even the surviving crew members on the bridge, and the officers. Yes, people will be held accountable, as they should be.
But think of the additional effect on them mentally, emotionally. For example, it's likely that the officers' entire families will be forever changed by their father's reaction to this accident. And it was an accident. A brief series of mistakes. A few hundred yards in any direction and no collision.
Again, I know people should be punished. But beyond that, careers are over, lives ruined. Psneeld mentioned the military's high incidents of suicide. This is how that stuff happens. Unresolved, lifelong guilt.
A person makes a choice to drive drunk and kills someone. Maybe a family. I'd venture to say that in this case nobody made a conscious choice. They didn't imagine that their failure, mistake, inattentiveness, or whatever would cause this crash. And yet 10 sailors died. Same with the Fitz.
I almost think it would be "easier" for a CO to deal with a loss of troops in a battle. This has got to be devastating.
Again, just acknowledging that the effects of this aren't short-term for these people. It's a damn shame.