Navy SEALs' drownings in Iranian op were preventable, investigation finds

An investigation into the death of two Navy SEALS who drowned during a mission to seize Iranian missile parts bound for the Houthi rebels in Yemen found that the deaths could have been prevented.

The report from an outside investigator found the deaths of Chief Special Warfare Operator Christopher J. Chambers and Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nathan Gage of SEAL Team Three were attributable to "a lack of a failsafe and layered defense to provide buoyancy" in case of a mishap.