US Navy Destroyer Collides With Merchant Ship Off Japanese Coast
Yokosuka (June 17, 2017): A United States Navy destroyer, USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant ship in the wee hours of Saturday about 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka, Japan.
The number of injured sailors has yet to be determined, the US Navy said in a statement. The nature of the collision was serious. Whereas the nature of the damage to the vessels is not known.
According to the Japanese Coast Guard, the trading ship was a Philippine container vessel. Following the incident, US sailors had to call for help from the Japanese coast guard. Japanese tug boats are moving to the US ship to provide assistance.
USS Fitzgerald, named for U.S. Navy officer William Charles Fitzgerald, is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
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