A US Navy Captain and most of a bridge crew just flushed their careers down the toilet.
#BREAKING: #USNavy #USSFitzgerald involved in collision. More to follow - https://t.co/H3ivRgIh65 (File photo) pic.twitter.com/V1XEUxLt84
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) June 16, 2017
Three compartments aboard the guided-missile destroyer are flooded, according to a Pentagon official.
“There is no danger of the ship sinking,” one official told Fox News.
There are plans to tow the US warship back to Yokosuka, Japan
home to a US Navy base.The full extent of the damage is still being determined. The extent of personnel injuries is also being determined. The incident will be investigated.