Navy shipyard fails to provide safe conditions for workers, leading to suicides.
A Navy investigation into a spate of suicides has recommended widespread improvements in housing, food, parking, and internet for sailors, as well as changes to mental health and other personnel programs. The report lays out a sweeping condemnation of living and working conditions at naval shipyards that had languished for years but were brought to light by the deaths. Navy leaders said they have taken a number of steps already to improve conditions at Newport News. Additional planned changes are broader and call for similar moves at other shipyards where the same problems exist.