“””Japan’s coast guard is investigating why it took nearly an hour for a deadly collision between a U.S. Navy destroyer and a container ship to be reported.
A coast guard official said Monday they are trying to find out what the crew of the Philippine-flagged ACX Crystal was doing before reporting the collision”””
And when, if ever, did the USS Fitzgerald report the collision to the Japanese Coast Guard?
That’s exactly what I was thinking. If the cargo ship didn’t report the incident for an hour, then presumably this means the Navy vessel didn’t report it, either.
I was talking with an old sailor over the weekend - he heard the the comm room was also damaged during the collision - which could help explain the delay (lack?) of notification.
However, I haven’t seen or heard that bit from any other source.
Radio room damage?
Who cares? Reporting to an outside agency in an emergency is last thing on the 'to do' list.
Perhaps they were trying to save the ship from you know SINKING