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[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I was reading of this and amid comments that the USN will investigate, one
higher-up was quoted as commenting that since a destroyer is adroit and
maneuverable, the question of how this could have happened is quite real.
My brother, an Annapolis grad, said that most commercial ships seem to lack
all but the barest essentials in seamanship. Still one wonders how a
destroyer could get hit....
Seven sailors drowned in place serving their country. We need some answers.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
​Former US Army grunt​, ret.

*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 11:04 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Most of you will probably have heard of the collision last night between
> the USS Fitzpatrick, a destroyer belonging to the U.S. Navy, and a Japanese
> container ship. One person was medevaced from the Fitzpatrick after the
> collision and 7 sailors were missing. After a search, the bodies of the
> sailors have been found inside the ship. I ask your prayers for them and
> for their families.
>