TOKYO - US warship type destroyer collided with a Japanese tugboat in Sagami Bay, offshore Japan, on Saturday. The collision was recorded as the fifth incident involving the US Pacific Fleet this year.
The US Navy's 7th Fleet said the tugboat lost its driving force and moved to the USS Benfold warship. Collisions are inevitable.
USS Benfold warship suffered minor damage. "No one was injured on one of the ships and the USS Benfold suffered minor damage, including a scratch, while awaiting a complete destruction of data," the statement said.
The USS Benfold ship remained at sea, while the Japanese ship was withdrawn to the port at Yokosuka. The US Navy says that this incident will be investigated.
Throughout this year, there have been five incidents experienced by US warships. Two of the five incidents were fatal.
On January 31, when the ship The 31 USS Antietam ran aground and spilled 1,100 gallons of oil into Tokyo Bay. This accident caused damage of USD4.2 million.
The second accident occurred on May 9, in which the USS Lake Champlain ship collided with a South Korean fishing vessel in the Sea of Japan.
On June 17, seven US Navy sailors were killed when a USS Fitzgerald ship collided with a Philippine container ship at midnight in southwest Yokosuka. The battleship leaked and seven sailors drowned. Three of the commanders on board were later removed from their duties.
On August 21, the USS John S McCain ship crashed into a commercial vessel in the Strait of Malacca off the coast of Singapore. Ten US sailors were killed and five other sailors were seriously wounded.
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