On Aug. 17, the Navy released the preliminary results of its investigation into the June 17 collision between the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald ... sailors of Berthing 2, which ...

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A sailor stands below the hull patch over the starboard hole in USS Fitzgerald. US Navy Photo “As a result, nothing separated Berthing 2 from the onrushing sea, allowing a great volume of water ...

A comparison of a regular berthing rack (left) and the damaged rack on the USS Fitzgerald after flooding. (U.S. Navy photos) A sketch of a sailor escaping a flooding berthing compartment aboard ...

Seven missing sailors from the USS Fitzgerald were found dead in flooded berthing compartments following the warship’s collision with a merchant vessel, a US military official said. The Navy’s ...

The U.S. Navy has relieved the USS Fitzgerald's commander and two other ... and water poured into the ship — particularly into Berthing 2, which held 42 beds and a lounge for the crew.

Nothing separates Berthing 2 from the onrushing sea. Fitzgerald lists a reported 14 degrees to port. Eventually Fitzgerald settles into a seven degrees starboard list, as sea water flooded into ...

a machinery room and two berthing areas for the vessel’s 116-person crew, flooded rapidly. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald returns to Fleet Activities Yokosuka ...

Seven missing sailors from the USS Fitzgerald were found dead in flooded berthing compartments following the warship's collision with a merchant vessel, a US Navy official said. The Navy's 7th ...

five sailors aboard the USS Fitzgerald were reported injured, and seven sailors were reported missing. The remains of the missing sailors were later found in flooded berthing compartments.