A US Navy destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of Japan early Saturday, leaving seven crew members from the American vessel unaccounted for, the Japanese Coast Guard said, according to the Kyodo news agency. The collision between the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal took place southwest of Yokosuka, Japan at about 2:30 am Saturday (1730 GMT Friday), the US Navy said earlier, with the coast guard working to determine the extent of injuries.



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