Container ship collision with the American destroyer USS Fitzgerald

The news agency reuters publishes a report on the incident with an american warship. To the SouthWest of the Japanese city yokosuka, the american destroyer uss fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel (container ship) acx crystal. It is reported that acx crystal – Japanese vessel flying the philippine flag. The collision injured four crew members of uss, including the commander of the crew.

According to the latest data, the unknown fate of seven american sailors. Is the search operation. The american foxnews channel reported the seven missing sailors as dead. On the official website of the 7th fleet, us on twitter not reported about the victims of the incident.

This is information about the fact that victims of american military personnel in need of emergency medical assistance. American destroyer uss fitzgerald suffered serious damage. It is partly photoplan. The team is fighting for the survival of the ship.

It is known that the ship continues to follow its course. The footage, shot from a helicopter, you can see that the severe damage inflicted on the right side of a warship. Partially destroyed, the board demolished the deck objects, including equipment and fencing. There is currently no information on the fate of the crew of a Japanese container ship and on the causes of the collision.

The container ship acx crystal has a length of over 220 m. According to some, there was a partial loss of cargo.