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Missing Sailors Of the USS Fitzgerald Found Dead After It Crashes In A Collision In Japan

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Missing Sailors Of the USS Fitzgerald Found Dead After It Crashes In A Collision In Japan
The damaged USS Fitzgerald is being towed by a tugboat in the waters near the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, after the U.S. destroyer collided with the Philippine-registered container ship ACX Crystal in the waters off the Izu Peninsula Saturday, June 17, 2017. The USS Fitzgerald was back at its home port in Japan after colliding before dawn Saturday with the container ship four times its size, while the coast guard and Japanese and U.S. military searched for seven sailors missing after the crash. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • This Friday, A US Navy ship USS Fitzgerald crashed with a container ship near the Japanese port city of Yokosuka.
  • Here, we will look into the crash incident and the loss and result of the crash.
Source: The Velvetiere (USS Fitzgerald)

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The Crash

The crash took place around some 56 nautical miles southwest of the Japanese port city of Yokosuka, at about 0230 hours local time early on Saturday.

Japanese broadcaster NHK said the collision led to the flooding of the crew’s sleeping quarters while they were asleep.

“The damage was significant,”

7th Fleet commander Vice Admiral Joseph P Aucoin said.

“There was a big gash under the water.”

He also added that the repairs of the damaged ship would take some time to complete.

Source: BBC.com (USS Fitzgerald)

The marine traffic records suggest the ACX Crystal, a 222 m Filipino-flagged container ship, made a sudden U-turn roughly 25 minutes before the crash.

We don’t know why it changed its course. Similar records for the USS Fitzgerald however, are unavailable.

The collision damaged the ship’s starboard side heavily, but the vessel later managed to slowly return to its base in Yokosuka, with the assistance of some US Navy tugboats.

As per the Japanese coastguards, the ACX Crystal had a gross tonnage of just under 30,000, about three times the gross tonnage of the USS Fitzgerald.

ACX Crystal sustained some light damage to its port bow. The AP agency said there were injuries among the 20 Filipino crew members on board the ACX Crystal.

It remains at the port in Tokyo.

The Loss

Seven sailors were left missing and three injured after the collision, which to the US Navy, almost sank the destroyer.

The Navy said rescue workers found the bodies on Sunday after they were able to gain access to the damaged parts of the ship. It also said that the deceased ones would be taken to a Japanese hospital so as to be identified.

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Source: CNN.com (crew members of the capsized US Navy Ship, USS Fitzgerald being carried for medical assistance)

On Sunday, at a press conference in Japan, Vice Admiral Aucoin did not confirm how many remains recovered.

He also said that the families of the sailors were being notified of the incident.

“This loss is something we all feel.”

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