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USS Fitzgerald 'at fault': Crew failed to react to approaching cargo ship in devastating crash that killed seven American sailors off the coast of Japan, investigation suggests
[DailyMail] - USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine cargo ship crashed on June 17, killing seven - Preliminary findings suggest crew on Fitzgerald failed to avoid collision in time - They 'did nothing until the last second', according to a Defense official to CNN - Fitzgerald's captain, Bryce Benson, was asleep at the time of the collision and it remains unclear whether the crew called the commanding officer to the bridge - Investigators are looking into possibility Fitzgerald was moving at high speeds - The collision tore a hole in the Fitzgerald's hull and water poured into the berthing area while sailors slept; authorities said the $1.5bn could have sank Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2017-07-22 |
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