After reviewing the investigation, Thomas determined that “sound judgement, prudent decision-making and adherence to required procedures in navigation planning, watch team execution and risk management could have prevented the incident.”

As a further step to make sure this sort of thing does not happen again, Vice Adm. William Houston, commander of Naval Submarine Forces, ordered a force-wide safety stand-down, Breaking Defense first reported Wednesday.

“We will have that and we will go ahead and learn our lessons,” he said at a naval event, according to USNI News. “The safety investigation board is not complete yet, but we know enough right now.”

“We have very rigorous navigation safety procedures and they fell short of what our standard was,” the admiral said.

Naval Submarine Forces spokesman Cmdr. Paul Macapagal told Insider that “the Submarine Force is conducting Force-wide navigational safety training as a result of the incident onboard the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22),”

He said that “submarine crews will be reviewing the lessons learned from USS Connecticut and governing doctrine to reinforce sound navigation practices. Submarine crews will review required procedures in navigation planning, operations, risk management, and best practices as part of this training.”

Navy leadership described this training as a stand-down and that the submarine force continues to operate and deploy.