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Seven sailors missing on the USS Fitzgerald found dead
 [The Hill] All seven bodies of U.S. sailors who were unaccounted for after a Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan on Saturday have been found dead.The U.S. Navy said Saturday night that the crew members were found in a flooded compartment of the USS Fitzgerald, and are being taken to Naval Hospital Yokosuka to be identified. "The families are being notified and being provided the support they need during this difficult time," the Navy said in a statement. "The names of the Sailors will be released after all notifications are made." An official confirmed to CNN late Saturday that all seven missing had been found dead. Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-18 |
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