Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The two top officers aboard the USS Fitzgerald, the Navy destroyer that collided with a container ship off Japan in June killing seven sailors will be relieved of their command a day after a report detailed the harrowing minutes after the crash.
The incident happened during a routine trip through one of Asia's most heavily traveled shipping corridors. The Fitzgerald sailed into the path of the much larger container ship in the middle of the night, suffering heavy damage.