Navy confirms deaths of all 7 missing crew on damaged U.S. destroyer

The U.S. Navy said Monday it has confirmed dead all seven crew members of its destroyer Fitzgerald who were listed as missing following a collision with a Filipino container ship south of Tokyo Bay at the weekend.The Navy announced the previous day the end of its search for the missing crew after finding a number of bodies aboard the 8,315-ton Aegis missile defense system-equipped vessel following the accident on Saturday.The U.S. destroyer, equipped with the state-of-the-art Aegis missile defense system, sustained significant damage to its starboard side near the bridge in the collision.Fo…READ FULL ARTICLE