17-06-2017 03:33 via denver.cbslocal.com

7 U.S. Navy Crew Reported Missing After Collision Off Japan

TOKYO (AP) — Seven Navy sailors are missing and one was injured after a U.S. destroyer collided early Saturday morning with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the country’s coast guard reported.
Footage from the Japanese TV network NHK showed heavy damage to the mid-right side of the USS Fitzgerald and a person in a stretcher being lifted to a helicopter.
The Navy’s 7th Fleet said on its Facebook page that the number of injuries is still being determined. The Fitzgerald ha
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