Two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned while attempting to board a ship carrying weapons to Yemen due to training failures, a military investigation has found.

Christopher J. Chambers and Nathan Gage Ingram died in the high seas off Somalia in January.

A heavily redacted report, revealed “deficiencies, gaps and inconsistencies” in the Navy’s training, policies, tactics, and procedures.

Water depths of approximately 12,000 feet made retrieval unlikely.

“The Navy respects the sanctity of human remains and recognized the sea as a fit and final resting place,” the report said.

Their deaths have prompted changes in Naval Special Warfare Command’s training, including a review of flotation equipment policies and man-overboard procedures.

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