USS Fitzgerald

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said it will haul the guided missile destroyer severely damaged in a collision with a

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – The crew of the USS Fitzgerald was likely at fault in the warship’s collision with a Philippine cargo ship in June

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, July 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said on Tuesday it has temporarily relieved, for medical reasons, the commander of a

The USS Fitzgerald entered dry dock at a United States Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan to continue repairs and assess damage following its June 17 collision with

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, June 30 (Reuters) – The United States will likely bar Japanese investigators from interviewing USS Fitzgerald crew manning the guided

by CW4 Michael W. Carr, US Army Watercraft Master (Ret) As a former instructor I taught cadets, midshipman, and merchant mariners for over 15 years during

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, June 26 (Reuters) – A U.S. warship struck by a container vessel in Japanese waters failed to respond to warning signals or take

The recent editorial “The USS Fitzgerald Is At Fault. This Is Why.“ has been read 103,667 times, shared by 9,699 people via social media and

The U.S. Navy has chosen Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian Fort, a former DDG commander, to lead the investigation into the collision between the USS Fitzgerald

  By Tim Kelly and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) – The United States Coast Guard will on Tuesday start interviewing the crew of a

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By Tim Kelly and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) – Nearly an hour elapsed before a Philippine-flagged container ship reported a collision with a

by Tim Kelly (Reuters) The USS Fitzgerald came close to sinking or foundering after the collision with a container ship ripped a big gash under the warships

by Tim Kelly (Reuters) The bodies of a number of sailors who were missing after the USS Fitzgerald, a U.S. Navy destroyer, collided with a container

Seven sailors are missing and three injured after the USS Fitzgerald, a US Navy Destroyer, collided early on Saturday morning with a Philippine-flagged

The Japanese coast guard is leading the search for seven sailors missing after their U.S. destroyer collided with a container ship early Saturday. The USS

By Idrees Ali and Tim Kelly (Reuters) Seven sailors are missing and three injured after a U.S. Navy destroyer collided early on Saturday morning with a

by Phil Stewart (Reuters) The U.S. Navy said in a statement the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel at about 2:30 a.m. local time (1730 GMT), some