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US navy destroyer collides with merchant ship off coast of Japan US navy destroyer collides with merchant ship off coast of Japan
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A US navy destroyer has collided with a merchant vessel southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, the navy said on Friday. A US navy destroyer has suffered some flood and was left unable to operate under its own power after colliding with a merchant vessel southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, the navy said on Friday.
In a statement, the navy said the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel 56 nautical miles south-west of Yokosuka and the extent of injuries to US personnel “is being determined.“In a statement, the navy said the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel 56 nautical miles south-west of Yokosuka and the extent of injuries to US personnel “is being determined.“
It added that the navy had requested the assistance of the Japanese coastguard. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the destroyer had suffered damage, that there was some flooding, and that it could not operate on its own power.
Japan’s NHK public television website said that the commercial vessel is a Philippines container ship.
The Navy said it had requested the assistance of the Japanese Coast Guard.
Such incidents are rare.
In May, the U.S. Navy’s USS Lake Champlain collided with a South Korean fishing vessel but both ships were able to operate under their own power.
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