{"id":73321,"date":"2017-07-12T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=73321"},"modified":"2017-07-12T10:55:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T14:55:07","slug":"fitzgeralds-commander-bryce-benson-relieved-for-medical-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=73321","title":{"rendered":"FITZGERALD’s Commander Bryce Benson relieved for medical reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

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David sends us a link to Reuters<\/a> which reports that the guided missile destroyer USS FITZGERALD’s Commander Bryce Benson has been relieved of his duties temporarily because of injuries he sustained when his ship collided with the Philippine-registered ACX Crystal late last month;<\/p>\n

None of the investigations has apportioned blame for the accident, or explained how an advanced U.S. warship with sophisticated radars and trained lookouts sailing in clear, albeit dark, conditions was struck by a vessel more than three times its size.<\/p>\n

In the first detailed account from one of those directly involved in the collision, the cargo ship’s captain, in a report seen by Reuters, said the ACX Crystal signaled the Fitzgerald with flashing lights about 10 minutes before the collision, but that it did not respond or alter course.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Navy has said it would not comment until the investigations were complete.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The destroyer is dry-docked at Yokosuka, Japan while it is undergoing repairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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