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| 7 missing, 1 injured as US Navy destroyer crashes into trade ship off Japan coast | |
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| The USS Fitzgerald and a merchant vessel have collided southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, according to a US Pacific Fleet spokesman. US sailors reportedly called the Japanese Coast Guard for assistance. | The USS Fitzgerald and a merchant vessel have collided southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, according to a US Pacific Fleet spokesman. US sailors reportedly called the Japanese Coast Guard for assistance. |
| Seven US sailors are missing, a US defense official confirmed to the Wall Street Journal. The same account was previously reported by the Japanese Coast Guard to Japanese public TV channel NHK. | |
| One injured sailor was being evacuated from the US ship by a Japanese Coast Guard helicopter, the US Navy reported. | One injured sailor was being evacuated from the US ship by a Japanese Coast Guard helicopter, the US Navy reported. |
| The Japanese Coast Guard identified the commercial ship as a Philippine container vessel, Sputnik news agency reported. | The Japanese Coast Guard identified the commercial ship as a Philippine container vessel, Sputnik news agency reported. |
| The crash occurred 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka at 2:30am local time, June 17, according to the US Pacific Fleet. | The crash occurred 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka at 2:30am local time, June 17, according to the US Pacific Fleet. |
| Medical evacuations are reportedly occurring with assistance from the Japanese Coast Guard. | Medical evacuations are reportedly occurring with assistance from the Japanese Coast Guard. |
| NHK reported that the USS Fitzgerald, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was rendered "unable to operate" and suffered flooding, Reuters reported. | NHK reported that the USS Fitzgerald, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was rendered "unable to operate" and suffered flooding, Reuters reported. |
| "The USS Fitzgerald suffered damage on her starboard side above and below the waterline," the US 7th Fleet reported. | "The USS Fitzgerald suffered damage on her starboard side above and below the waterline," the US 7th Fleet reported. |
| The US Pacific Fleet said: "The extent of damage is being determined. The extent of personnel injuries is being determined. The incident will be investigated." | The US Pacific Fleet said: "The extent of damage is being determined. The extent of personnel injuries is being determined. The incident will be investigated." |
| The US 7th Fleet posted on its Facebook page that the destroyer was on its way "back to Yokosuka" at a speed of 3 knots, and being assisted by Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka tugboats. | The US 7th Fleet posted on its Facebook page that the destroyer was on its way "back to Yokosuka" at a speed of 3 knots, and being assisted by Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka tugboats. |
| Last month, a US Navy cruiser collided with a South Korean fishing vessel. | Last month, a US Navy cruiser collided with a South Korean fishing vessel. |