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US warship collides with Japanese tug boat, latest mishap for the Navy's 7th Fleet
Sounds to me like a minor mishap initiated by the Japanese tug. Maybe preventable, maybe not.
By JULIA JACOBO LUIS MARTINEZ EMILY SHAPIRO MORGAN WINSOR
ABC News
Nov 18, 2017
USS Benfold (DDG 65)
A U.S. warship collided with a Japanese commercial tug boat in Japan's Sagami Bay on Saturday, marking the fifth time this year that a ship in the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet in the Pacific has been involved in a crash. The Japanese tug boat lost propulsion and drifted into the USS Benfold during a towing exercise. The U.S. guided-missile destroyer sustained minimal damage, and there were no reported injuries on either vessel, according to a press release from the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet. The USS Benfold, which is awaiting a full damage assessment, remains at sea under its own power. The incident will be investigated, the 7th Fleet said.
Sounds to me like a minor mishap initiated by the Japanese tug. Maybe preventable, maybe not.