Interesting bit of information. The Crystal did a U turn to come back to ram the Fitzgerald,, then another U turn to leave the area,, without offering any assistance..
Have ISIS terrorist taken to upping their game of using vehicles to further their cause??
We are helping the Filipinos fight the muzzy insurrections.
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The collision occurred near Yokosuka, a Japanese port city that is home to the US 7th Fleet, which comprises up to 80 submarines and ships and including the USS Fitzgerald.
It is unclear where the 154-metre (505ft) guided missile destroyer ship was heading at the time.
The ACX Crystal, a 222-metre (730ft) Filipino-flagged container ship, was travelling between the Japanese cities of Nagoya and Tokyo.
Marine traffic records suggest the ACX Crystal made a sudden U-turn roughly 25 minutes before the collision with the USS Fitzgerald. It is not clear why it changed course.
Marine traffic records suggest it was travelling at 14.6 knots (27km/h) at the time of the collision.
https://citifmonline.com/2017/06/17/...ing-off-japan/
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Data point: The Crystal is 50% longer and 5X the tonnage of the Fitz.. I'm surprised it did not cut the Fitz in half..