NTSB faults USN for USS Fitzgerald collision

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National Transportation Safety Board faults US Navy for Fitzgerald collision
By: David B. Larter ? 1 day ago


The U.S. Navy destroyer Fitzgerald heads to Yokosuka, Japan, after a collision in 2017. (U.S. Navy)
WASHINGTON � Disorganization and a lack of situational awareness by the on-watch crew of the U.S. Navy destroyer Fitzgerald was the primary cause of the collision off Japan in June 2017 that claimed the lives of seven sailors, according to a new report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The report, which largely mirrors the Navy�s own report on the incident, found that the Fitzgerald was the vessel that was required to maneuver to avoid the collision, but failed to do so, the American investigative agency found.
�The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision between the US Navy Destroyer Fitzgerald and container ship ACX Crystal was the Fitzgerald�s bridge team�s failure to take early and substantial action to avoid collision as the giveway vessel,� the report read.

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