_in_June_2017.JPG) USS Fitzgerald returns to base after the collision | |
| Date | 17 June 2017 |
|---|---|
| Time | about 1:30 a.m. JST |
| Location | 56 nautical miles (104 kilometres; 64 miles) southwest of Yokosuka, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°32′N 139°05′E / 34.533°N 139.083°E[1][2] |
| Casualties | |
| 7 deaths on USS Fitzgerald[3] | |
| 3 confirmed injuries[4] | |
Early on 17 June 2017, the United States Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with MV ACX Crystal, a Philippine-flagged container ship, about 80 nautical miles (150 kilometres; 92 miles) southwest of Tokyo, Japan;[3][4] 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) southeast of the city of Shimoda on the Japanese mainland (Honshu).[2]
The accident killed seven Fitzgerald sailors. Their bodies were recovered from the flooded berthing compartments of the ship.[5] At least three more of the crew of nearly 300 were injured, including the ship's commanding officer, Commander Bryce Benson.[4] The top two senior officers and the top enlisted sailor were relieved of duty and faced criminal charges, which were later dismissed;[6] about a dozen other sailors will receive non-judicial punishment. The owners of the merchant vessel have agreed to pay $27 million in compensation to the US Navy.[7]
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- ^ Ziezulewicz, Geoff (10 April 2019). "Navy drops all criminal charges against commander, junior officer in Fitzgerald collision cases". Navy Times.
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