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24. Thanks for the information.

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 08:19 PM

Jun 2017

Hopefully, the ship can be rebuilt.

The news about the possible deaths of some of the crew is not good.

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U.S. Navy destroyer collides with merchant vessel near Japan [View all] jpak Jun 2017 OP

Regardless of who is at fault AtheistCrusader Jun 2017 #1

Yup jpak Jun 2017 #2

I was thinking the same thing INdemo Jun 2017 #4

I wouldn't want to know the other officers Ilsa Jun 2017 #6

at the least hardluck Jun 2017 #10

That is a very congested shipping lane hack89 Jun 2017 #16

Ah, that explains the problem. In_The_Wind Jun 2017 #23

Thanks for the explanation Rhiannon12866 Jun 2017 #33

That'll buff out. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2017 #20

Quick, call Click and Clack! They have Bondo! longship Jun 2017 #25

Good clip orangecrush Jun 2017 #21

I rode a destroyer, they are greyhounds compared to a freighter. denbot Jun 2017 #8

Assuming the captain was in the bridge at 2:30 AM jpak Jun 2017 #11

The Captian is called to the bridge if something gets close. denbot Jun 2017 #18

Can a ship with this sort of extensive damage be repaired? N/T CottonBear Jun 2017 #17

Thanks for the information. CottonBear Jun 2017 #24

flooding in three compartments hardluck Jun 2017 #9

You don't want to get hit on the starboard side. cloudbase Jun 2017 #14

Yep, that's right where... adnoid Jun 2017 #28

Reminds me of the USS Greeneville collision and what a colossal miyazaki Jun 2017 #12

7th Fleet is reporting no casualties at this time hardluck Jun 2017 #13

W's first year bobbieinok Jun 2017 #26

It was a submarine Marthe48 Jun 2017 #30

Rachel Maddow is covering it Marthe48 Jun 2017 #31

Bad News/Good News DoctorJoJo Jun 2017 #29

He's one of the injured hardluck Jun 2017 #32