The following article by Dave Philipps of the New York Times shows tragic deterioration in the lives of the Navy's Special Boat Teams after their bodies and brains are slammed over waves at high speeds.
Chronic Brain Trauma Is Extensive in Navy’s Elite Speedboat Crews The pounding that sailors’ brains take from years of high-speed wave-slamming in the Special Boat Teams can cause symptoms that wreck their careers — and their lives.
PANTHER recently launched a project evaluate the Biomechanical effects of repetitive loading on neurological function on fast-boat crewmembers. Data on the kinematic exposure and the neurological deterioration will be the basis for preventing injury in the future.
