Vice admiral says Navy investigating allegation of illegal video recording on coed submarine
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A top officer says the Navy is investigating allegations of illegal video recording and distribution aboard a submarine that was among the first to allow American women to serve alongside men.
Vice Adm. M.J. Connor, commander of the Navy's submarine force, said in a letter dated Thursday that the alleged perpetrators have been removed from the USS Wyoming while an investigation is conducted. The nuclear-armed submarine is based at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia.
Connor didn't describe the content of any recordings. His letter came a day after the Navy Times reported female officers on the Wyoming were secretly recorded undressing. A Kings Bay spokeswoman declined to give further details.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Navy says 59 women now serve on American submarines after it began integrating the previously all-male force in 2011.