The Navy is banning all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices from its aircraft, ships, boats, and submarines after a string of incidents caused physical injuries to sailors. The Naval Safety Center reports that at least 15 “mishaps” occurred between October 2015 and June 2016, which resulted in sailors’ first- and second-degree burns and facial disfiguration from e-cigarette battery explosions.

“Nine of 15 reported incidents described the failure mechanism as explosive… Two battery explosions occurred with the electronic cigarette in the service member’s mouth resulting in facial and dental injuries,” The Naval Safety Center wrote in a memo last August, following an investigation that recommended a full ban of vaporizer devices on…

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