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Bahrain Attempted-Assault Report Involving USNS Tippecanoe Closed Without an Identified Sailor.

A crewmember underway on USNS Tippecanoe said she woke in a Juffair flat to a sailor trying to remove her underwear while his genitals were exposed. She refused to identify the sailor, leaving NCIS without a suspect, scene, or further leads.

Attempted Sexual AssaultAbusive Sexual ContactUSNS TippecanoeBahrainUnidentified Alleged OffenderVictim Declined ParticipationNo SAFE Exam Conducted

This page summarizes one Naval Criminal Investigative Service case file. The source PDF and optical character recognition transcript appear below so readers can compare the summary against the record.

Allegation
Attempted Sexual Assault / Abusive Sexual Contact
Location
Juffair, Bahrain / USNS Tippecanoe deployment context
Key date
Reported October 5, 2013
Outcome
Closed with no identified suspect

What the NCIS File Says

A person underway on USNS Tippecanoe disclosed to a first-line supervisor that she had been involved in an attempted sexual assault about two weeks earlier in Juffair, Bahrain. The command master chief for Coastal Riverine Group Two Detachment Bahrain notified NCIS.

The report says she spent the night at an unidentified flat with a group of sailors and woke in the middle of the night to a sailor attempting to remove her underwear while his genitals were exposed. She said she yelled "No," ran out of the room, and locked herself inside another bedroom.

The alleged victim refused to identify the sailor, though she confirmed he was not a member of Coastal Riverine Group Two. NCIS recorded that it had no exact location, no perpetrator identity, and no clear information about alcohol use.

Because of those limits, investigators could not document a crime scene, issue a military protective order, or conduct a SAFE exam. After the alleged victim transferred to NAS Oceana and no further logical leads developed, NCIS closed the case.

Case Timeline

September 18, 2013
Alleged incident

The alleged attempted assault occurred in a flat in Juffair, Bahrain.

October 5, 2013
NCIS notified

A Coastal Riverine Group Two command master chief notified NCIS.

March 12, 2014
Follow-up contact

NCIS contacted personnel at NAS Oceana after the alleged victim transferred there.

April 29, 2014
Case closed

NCIS closed the case after no further logical leads developed.

Why This Record Matters

  • The allegation is specific, but the source file provides no name, address, scene, or cooperative path to identify the accused sailor.
  • The case shows how quickly an overseas liberty allegation can become uninvestigable when the reporting person will not identify the alleged offender.
  • The closure reflects lack of leads and participation, not a finding that the report was false.

NCIS Source Document

This is the NCIS Report of Investigation for the USNS Tippecanoe file. MLAA has preserved the source PDF, Bates range, and NCIS file number so readers can inspect the record directly.

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First page of the NCIS case file.

Source type
NCIS investigation file
Command or vessel
COASTAL RIVERINE GROUP TWO/35216
NCIS file number
060CT13-MEBUJ-00442-8SNA/C
Bates range
0056-0057
Source file length
2 pages
View NCIS Source PDF for Case 060CT13-MEBUJ-00442-8SNA/C

Readable OCR Transcript

The transcript below reproduces the substantive report text from the NCIS file in readable form, including the executive summary when one appears in the source. Paragraph numbers come from the original report. Redactions are shown as [REDACTED]. Because the text was generated from OCR, verify exact quotations against the source PDF.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. This investigation was initiated on 05Oct13, following notification from [REDACTED], Command Master Chief, Coastal Riverine Group Two RG2), Detachment Bahrain of a sexual assault. On 05Oct13 [REDACTED], disclosed to her first line SUperVvisoy,(), (b)(4) [REDACTED], she was involved in an attempted sexual assault two weeks ago in Juffair, Bahrain. [REDACTED] underway on the USNS TIPPECANOE when she reported, on 18Sep13, while in Juffair, Bahrain with a group of sailors (NFI) she spent the night at a flat (NFI) in Juffair. [REDACTED] awakened in the middle of the night by a sailor attempting to remove her underwear, with his genitals exposed [REDACTED]) yelled, "No", and ran out of the room and locked herself inside another bedroom. [REDACTED] refused to identify the sailor; however, she confirmed he is not a member of CRG2. There is no additional information available at this time including the identity of the perpetrator, the location of the incident, and the use of Alcohol. As a result, a crime scene has not been documented nor has a Military Protective Order (MPO) been issued. A Sexual Assault Examination was not conducted due to lapse of time between the assault and the reporting. To date all logical leads have been completed; therefore, this investigation is closed.

NARRATIVE

1. This reactive investigation is being conducted pursuant to a suspected violation of Article 120 (Abusive Sexual Contact) of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice.

2. Reference (A) and (B) reported this investigation was pending review by command. Reference (B) reported contact with [REDACTED] Gyrevealed [REDACTED] transferred to NAS Oceana, VA. Contact was subsequently made on 12Mar13 with [REDACTED], NAS Oceana, VA. However, the actual date of the contact was 12Mar14.

3. Subsequent to the submission of Reference (B), [REDACTED] provided the command was aware that [REDACTED] uncooperative and that no further logical investigation leads have been developed. This investigation is closed.