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A U.S. Navy Destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged merchant ship off the coast of Japan. Currently, seven U.S. Navy crew members are missing as a result of the collision. One crew member in injured in the crash. An injured person has been airlifted by a Japan Coast Guard helicopter.
Update: The seven sailors were found dead in flooded berthing compartments on the ship.
The USS Fitzgerald received partial flooding from the crash on its starboard side above and below the waterline. The crew has worked to pump out this water.
No one of the Filipino container ship has reported any injuries for their crew members.
The Japanese Coast Guard sent five patrol ships and an aircraft carrying medics to the site on a search and rescue mission. According to U.S. officials, tugboats and other Navy assets, including aircraft, are on the way to help out.
