About time this is revealed! I have a friend who was in the Navy for 20 years, starting a few years after the USS Forrestal disaster. I had watched a long documentary about McCain doing a wet start that started one of the worst disasters in Naval history.( You tube took it down several years ago) Then the coward did nothing to help out on deck, but went below to throw a few bombs overboard, and then he left to watch what was going on on a live feed. I asked if it was true. My friend said "YES" We used to cover for him, but in later years, they quit denying it. He said McCain almost sunk that ship. Two good things that came about were; the lever that releases bombs are no longer easy to release when the pilot bails, and all of the men are trained in fire fighting. Not only were there 134 men killed, but many were badly injured. I asked if he did it intentionally. My friend didn't think so, but I am still suspicious. McCain did an interview that was on you tube, where he said he was the first person lifted off the ship because so many of the survivors blamed him for the disaster! What an asshole! There were many injured that should have been before him! That entitled SOB deserved what he got. It's just too bad "They can't kill him twice" !