by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2017 The commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet has been fired after the Aug. 21 collision of the USS John McCain and an oil tanker, the second deadly collision involving U.S. vessels in recent months. “Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, today relieved the commander of Seventh Fleet, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 18, 2017 The bodies of seven U.S. sailors were recovered after the USS Fitzgerald sustained significant damage in a collision with a Philippine-flagged merchant ship on Saturday around 2:20 a.m. in the sea off Japan, reports said. The seven sailors didn’t make it out of the berthing area, the Navy said. […]
