Breaking: US Navy ship collides with merchant vessel off coast of Japan

ABC ^ | 16 June 2017 | Luis Martinez

[blueplum]

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of Japan in the early hours of Saturday morning local time, the Navy's 7th Fleet said. The Fitzgerald was operating about 56 miles southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, when it hit the merchant vessel at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time. In a statement, the 7th Fleet said it was looking into "the extent of personnel injuries," as well as damage.

[blueplum]

damage looks pretty bad, taking on water and listing per video on CNN

[blueplum]

Japanese Coast Guard on site now
https://www.geo.tv/latest/146064-us-navy-ship-crashes-into-merchant-vessel-south-of-japan-reports

[grobdriver]

There’s this new invention that would have prevented that - it’s called RADAR.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Big ocean out there. Are you serious?

[Oscar in Batangas]

Scratch at least one promising naval career

[ealgeone]

Have to see the video before I believe CNN.

[Timpanagos1]

Capt. Johnny Walker at the helm.

[Red Badger]

There’s another captain’s career down the drink.....................

[ColdOne]

Which one is listing? cnn link?

[mrsmith]

Short vid of the damage: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20170617/k10011020981000.html

[blueplum]

yup. military.com covering it also:
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/06/16/navy-destroyer-calls-assistance-collision-off-japan.html

[Snickering Hound]

Scratch at least one promising naval career

Captain, officer on watch, helmsman...just to start.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Captain Morgan bromance?

[Red Badger]

U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine container ship, ACX Crystal ...................

[blueplum]

thanks, MrsSmith. That’s the video that CNN showed. Looks like it was broadsided? It is listing and taking on water, there are personnel injured, still assessing.

[ealgeone]

Doesn’t look like she’s listing in that video.

[thorvaldr]

Watch were you are going SJW you broke our boat! Now we’ll have to build another and name it the USS James T. Hodgkinson

[Monty22002]

New Captain job opening

[Oldexpat]

The approach into Tokyo Bay from the south is damn difficult. Hundreds of skunks going all which ways. Usually in the dark for a morning arrival. Tough on the CO and Navigator. Been there many times.

[Oldexpat]

The approach into Tokyo Bay from the south is damn difficult. Hundreds of skunks going all which ways. Usually in the dark for a morning arrival. Tough on the CO and Navigator. Been there many times.