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 for "loss of confidence in his ability to command" by Rear Adm. Sean Bailey, the commander of Carrier Strike Group 8, a Navy statement announced.

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.

Hill is commanding officer of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which is undergoing scheduled maintenance at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, following a nine-month deployment that ended last July. The moves come in the wake of last week's collision between the Truman and a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt near the entrance to the Suez Canal.

The officer in charge of the USS Harry S. Truman has been relieved of his duties after a collision with a cargo ship near the Suez Canal, the Navy said Thursday.

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,

The Navy relieved the commanding officer of the carrier Harry S. Truman due to a "loss of confidence in his ability to command," the service announced on Thursday.