The USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, collided with a merchant container ship about 56 nautical miles from Yokosuka, Japan on June 16, causing “severe damage” to the destroyer and the death of seven crewmembers.The event occurred the early morning after midnight hours Japan time and the afternoon EDT in a busy shipping lane when the Fitzgerald collided with the Philippine-flagged merchant vessel ACX Crystal. The Crystal is over three times as massive as the Fitzgerald.Various U.S. Navy and Japanese Coast Guard officials have given somewhat conflicting timelines…
USS Fitzgerald Collides With Philippine Container Ship, Causes Severe Damage
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Rich Abott
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