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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 suffered some flooding and damage after colliding with a merchant vessel southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, the navy said on Friday. | |
| One sailor is being airlifted to hospital and it is not known if any other members of the crew are injured. | |
| 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.” |
| “Currently working with the Japanese Coast Guard to conduct a medevac via helicopter for one sailor,” it said. | |
| The ships collided at approximately 2:30am local time. The USS Fitzgerald suffered damage on her starboard side above and below the waterline. | |
| Two cutters and a helicopter from the Japanese Coast Guard were on scene and providing assistance, the statement said. | |
| “The USS Fitzgerald is under her own power, although her propulsion is limited.” | |
| More aircraft and ships, including the USS Dewey and two navy tugs were being dispatched as quickly as practicable to provide assistance. | |
| The US Seventh Fleet said on Twitter that the ship would return to Yokosuka. | |
| Japan’s public broadcaster NHK showed aerial footage of the destroyer, which had a large dent in the right side of the ship. | Japan’s public broadcaster NHK showed aerial footage of the destroyer, which had a large dent in the right side of the ship. |
| Images broadcast by NHK showed the US ship has been struck on its starboard side next to its Aegis radar arrays behind its vertical launch tubes. | |
| No apparent damage could be seen from the images below the waterline although damage on the deck and to part of the radar appeared significant. | No apparent damage could be seen from the images below the waterline although damage on the deck and to part of the radar appeared significant. |
| NHK said that the commercial vessel is a Philippines container ship. A spokesman for the Philippines coast guard said he had heard of the accident but had no details since it was not in Philippine waters. | NHK said that the commercial vessel is a Philippines container ship. A spokesman for the Philippines coast guard said he had heard of the accident but had no details since it was not in Philippine waters. |
| Such incidents are rare. | Such incidents are rare. |
| In May, the US navy’s USS Lake Champlain collided with a South Korean fishing vessel but both ships were able to operate under their own power. | In May, the US navy’s USS Lake Champlain collided with a South Korean fishing vessel but both ships were able to operate under their own power. |
| Situated at the approach to Tokyo bay, Yokosuka and the waters to its south are a busy commercial waterway plied by commercial vessels sailing to and from Japan*s two biggest container ports in Tokyo and Yokohama. | Situated at the approach to Tokyo bay, Yokosuka and the waters to its south are a busy commercial waterway plied by commercial vessels sailing to and from Japan*s two biggest container ports in Tokyo and Yokohama. |
| More details soon... | More details soon... |