Scott Waddle

Infobox Military Person
name= Scott Waddle
lived= May 20, 1959
placeofbirth= Misawa Air Base, Japan
placeofdeath=


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allegiance= United States Navy
serviceyears= 1981-2001
rank= Commander
commands= USS Greeneville (SSN-772)
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Scott Waddle (born May 20, 1959) is a retired officer of the United States Navy, best known for his involvement in the collision of the "Ehime Maru" and the USS "Greeneville".

Waddle was born in Japan to an Air Force pilot. His parents divorced when he was 11. His mother married another Air Force pilot. Waddle spent his childhood in England, Georgia, Texas, and Naples, Italy. He graduated from high school in Naples.

Bad sinuses prevented him from joining the Air Force and poor vision stopped him from trying to become a naval aviator. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1981. In February 2001, Waddle was the captain of the USS "Greeneville", a nuclear fast attack submarine, when it collided with a Japanese fishing vessel, the "Ehime Maru", killing nine Japanese citizens.

A court of inquiry found that Waddle had created a sense of urgency and procedures were rushed as a result of Waddle's desire to get sixteen influential civilian visitors back to their tugboat on time. Although an inquiry found that some of his men had made errors, Commander Waddle accepted full blame for the incident, received a career-ending reprimand, and shortly thereafter retired. He published a book, "The Right Thing", detailing his experience and how he coped with the aftermath of the incident. Additionally, Waddle travels performing inspirational programs to corporate audiences entitled "Failure is not Final". Waddle charges $10,000 USD per lecture, and is booked through the Five Star Speakers Bureau. [http://www.fivestarspeakers.com/espeakers/4670/ScottWaddle.html]

He currently resides in North Carolina with his wife and daughter.

References

Notes

Books

* cite book
last = Strauch
first = Barry
year = 2004
title = Investigating Human Error: Incidents, Accidents, and Complex Systems
publisher = Ashgate Pub Ltd
id = ISBN 0754641228
* cite book
last = Waddle
first = Scott
coauthors = Ken Abraham
year = 2003
title = The Right Thing
publisher = Integrity Publishers
location = Brentwood, Tennessee
id = ISBN 1591450365

Web

Kyodo News

*cite web
last = Kyodo News
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = February 28, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20010228a5.html
title = U.S. admiral apologizes over sub accident
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = February 28, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20010228b7.html
title = Navy's No. 2 officer meets Mori, promises efforts to raise ship
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = March 2, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20010302b7.html
title = U.S. envoy apologizes to families of missing people
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = March 7, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20010307a1.html
title = Guests, failure of display cited at start of Greeneville inquiry
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = March 11, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20010311a5.html
title = U.S. naval inquiry reveals inadequate search
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = March 13, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/news/nn03-2001/nn20010313a6.xml
title = Ehime school groups petition U.S. Embassy to raise ship
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = March 15, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/nn20010315a8.html
title = Sub captain's decisions surprised ranking officer
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = March 18, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20010318a1.html
title = Testimonial immunity given to key Greeneville witness
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = March 21, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20010321a2.html
title = Waddle is denied immunity as inquiry nears end
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = April 16, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20010416a2.html
title = Sub report rumors anger relatives
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = April 21, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/nn20010421b5.html
title = Navy chief explains court decision
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = April 25, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20010425a4.html
title = Relatives criticize navy ruling
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Kyodo News
first =
authorlink = Kyodo News
date = December 16, 2002
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20021216a1.html
title = Waddle visits Ehime memorial
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24

"Stars and Stripes"

*cite web
last = Allen
first = David
coauthors = Chiyomi Sumida
date = December 19, 2003
url = http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=18637&archive=true
title = Ehime Maru families want probe of civilian passenger program
work = Stars and Stripes
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Allen
first = David
coauthors = Chiyomi Sumida
date = December 19, 2002
url = http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=11615&archive=true
title = Japanese tradition of apology, Western worry about admitting guilt can clash
work = Stars and Stripes
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Giordono
first = Joseph
date = December 18, 2002
url = http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=11595&archive=true
title = Lawyer blames military for delay of Waddle's visit to Ehime Maru families
work = Stars and Stripes
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Giordono
first = Joseph
coauthors = Hana Kusumoto
date = December 18, 2002
url = http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=11596&archive=true
title = Family of Ehime Maru victim to settle suit
work = Stars and Stripes
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Gittler
first = Juliana
date = February 9, 2003
url = http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=12444&archive=true
title = Navy treads carefully after Greeneville
work = Stars and Stripes
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Tyler
first = Greg
coauthors = Chiyomi Sumida
date = October 22, 2005
url = http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=31561&archive=true
title = Former USS Greeneville commander blamed for collision with fishing boat
work = Stars and Stripes
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Tyler
first = Greg
date = February 13, 2004
url = http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=19664&archive=true
title = Uwajima school remembers Ehime Maru
work = Stars and Stripes
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Tyler
first = Greg
date = January 22, 2003
url = http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=12094&archive=true
title = Former USS Greeneville skipper talks about Ehime Maru sinking's aftermath
work = Stars and Stripes
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Tyler
first = Greg
coauthors = Chiyomi Sumida
date = December 17, 2002
url = http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=11579&archive=true
title = Former USS Greeneville skipper places wreath at Ehime Maru memorial
work = Stars and Stripes
accessdate = 2007-03-16

Other

*cite web
last = Cable News Network
date = March 14, 2001
url = http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/03/14/japan.sub.03/index.html
title = Greeneville skipper apologizes to Ehime Maru captain
work = CNN.com/U.S.
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Gilmore
first = Gerry J.
date = April 25, 2001
url = http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2001/n04252001_200104252.html
title = Sub Skipper Reprimanded for Ehime Maru Incident
work = Armed Forces Press Service
publisher = United States Department of Defense
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Japan Times
first = The
authorlink = The Japan Times
date = December 27, 2001
url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/nn20011227b7.html
title = Waddle tells Japanese magazine navy made him a scapegoat
work = The Japan Times
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = McCarthy
first = Terry
coauthors = Jeannie McCabe
date = April 23, 2001
url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,999726,00.html
title = Bitter Passage
work = Time
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last = Thompson
first = Mark
date = February 18, 2001
url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,99833,00.html?iid=chix-sphere
title = Driving Blind
work = Time
accessdate = 2007-03-16
*cite web
last =
first =
authorlink = National Transportation Safety Board
date = September 29, 2005
url = http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2005/MAB0501.htm
title = Collision between the U.S. Navy Submarine USS Greeneville and Japanese Motor Vessel Ehime Maru near Oahu, Hawaii, February 9, 2001
work = Marine Accident Brief
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last =
first =
authorlink = United States Navy
date = April 13, 2001
url = http://fl1.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/greeneville/ussgrnvl041301rprt.pdf
title = Record of Proceedings, Court of Inquiry Into the Circumstances Surrounding the Collision Between USS "Greeneville" (SSN 772) and Japanese M/V "Ehime Maru" that Occurred Off the Coast of Oahu, Hawaii on 9 February 2001
format = PDF
work = www.FindLaw.com
pages = 119
publisher = Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet
accessdate = 2007-05-24