Prayers to the families of the USS Fitzgerald… But I do have to question how do two massive ships collided without seeing each other? Car accidents are one thing because the cars are speeding and can’t be seen quickly, these are massive objects in open water, who wasn’t paying attention – PB/TK
USS Fitzgerald: bodies of some missing sailors found in stricken ship – By Justin McCurry / June 18 2017
The US navy has ended its search for seven sailors who went missing after their destroyer collided with a container ship near Japan, suggesting that all of the crew members’ bodies have been recovered.
Vice-admiral Joseph Aucoin, the commander of the US navy’s 7th Fleet, did not specify how many bodies had been found inside the stricken vessel while their next of kin are still being notified.
Earlier on Sunday, the 7th fleet said “a number” of bodies had been recovered from flooded areas of the USS Fitzgerald.
“We have found the remains of a number of our missing shipmates, and our deepest sympathies go out to the families of those shipmates,” Aucoin told reporters at the Fitzgerald’s home port of Yokosuka, south of Tokyo.
Continue to theguardian.com article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/18/uss-fitzgerald-bodies-of-some-missing-sailors-found-in-stricken-ship
