CINCPAC I is reprimanding Torrey and relieving him of his command because "he wasn't zigzagging at the time of the torpedo attack." While this appeared incorrect due to him having given specific orders to resume zigzagging before the attack directly to Burke after having run a straight course for a time to conserve fuel, the fact is that CINCPAC I was notifying Torrey of the board of inquiry. The decision to resume the zigzag would have been brought out at the inquiry. While it may appear the Navy would never reprimand a naval captain for taking such initiative after the Pearl Harbor attack , CINCPAC I explained to Torrey that he was caught in the vacuum between the peacetime and wartime Navy.
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