US Navy mourns the death of a crew member

Overboard in the Baltic Sea

Seaman Recruit David Spearman, 19, a member of the crew of the USS "Arleigh Burke", died after falling overboard off the coast of Finland on 1 August 2022 while the ship was operating in the Baltic Sea. This was announced by the Navy. He was being searched for by American, Swedish and German units after he went overboard on Monday, the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet said in a statement. The body has not yet been recovered, a spokeswoman said. He was still sighted, but could not be rescued despite immediately initiated emergency "man overboard" manoeuvres. Weather conditions and the unclear cause are still part of the investigation.