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Military inspector suspended for amphibious disaster

The inspector general of the United States Marine Corps, Major General Robert Castellvi, was suspended amid ongoing investigations into the sinking of an amphibious tank in which nine troops died off the coast of California, reported the Monday a newspaper.

The accident occurred on July 30 near the island of San Clemente and Castellvi became the highest-ranking officer facing disciplinary action in multiple investigations into the disaster, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

Castellvi’s suspension was announced Monday by the deputy commander of the Commandant of the Marine Corps in a hearing before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Armed Services.

General David Berger, commander of the Marine Corps, ordered the suspension last week pending the outcome of an investigation, according to the newspaper.

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