The U. S. Navy has identified the seven sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday.
The U. S. Navy has identified the seven sailors who died in a collision between the U. S. destroyer Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday.
They are:
The collision occurred about 2: 30 a.m. about 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka. The 7th Fleet was providing updates on its Facebook page.
The Fitzgerald sustained significant damage, and the ship’s commander, Cmdr. Bryce Benson, was evacuated via helicopter.
