The commander of the USS Harry S Truman was relieved of command a week after the Navy aircraft carrier collided with a merchant ship.

The commanding officer of USS Truman aircraft carrier was fired after the collision with a merchant vessel off Egypt. Capt. Dave Snowden, commanding

Capt. Dave Snowden, commander of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, was relieved of duty Thursday due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command. The Truman was involved in a collision Feb.

This post has been updated with an additional statement from the Navy. The commander of the aircraft carrier that collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Egypt last week has been removed from command,

Capt. Dave Snowden was relieved of his duties due to a "loss of confidence in his ability to command" after an incident near the Suez Canal.

Capt. Dave Snowden has been reassigned in the wake of a collision with a merchant vessel while he was commanding the USS Harry Truman.

Capt. Dave Snowden, who was in charge of the USS Harry S. Truman when the aircraft carrier collided with a merchant ship, has been fired, the Navy announced.

Capt. Dave Snowden was relieved Feb. 20 due to "a loss of confidence in his ability to command." There were no injuries in the collision eight days ago.

Sailors worked with maintenance personnel, the Navy’s shipyard in Norfolk, Va., and a Greek ship repair company to assess damage, develop a repair plan, and restore weathertight integrity to the ship following a collision on Feb.