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Japanese Tugboat Crashes into U.S. Destroyer

Dave Delaney

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Japanese Tugboat Crashes into U.S. Destroyer

It's the fifth crash this year for the Navy's 7th Fleet....

Dave Delaney

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7 U.S. Sailors Missing After Destroyer Collides with Merchant Ship off Japan

Dave Delaney

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7 U.S. Sailors Missing After Destroyer Collides with Merchant Ship off Japan

Seven U.S. sailors are missing after The USS Fitzgerald, a 505-foot Navy destroyer, collided with a merchant ship southwest of Yokosuka, Japan early Saturday morning....

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