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Article snippet: Early Saturday, a massive container ship collided with the U.S.S. Fitzgerald, an American destroyer, off the coast of Japan. Seven sailors were killed in the disaster — all of them in flooded berths — and the Fitzgerald was significantly damaged. Maritime collisions involving two ships are rare. Those resulting in fatalities even more so. Here are a handful of other recent collisions involving United States Navy vessels at sea — several of which included fatalities. May 9, 2017: A 60- to 70-foot South Korean fishing boat collided with the U.S.S. Lake Champlain, a guided-missile cruiser, on its port side while the cruiser was conducting routine operations in international waters. No one was injured. Fishing boat crew members later said the fishing vessel did not have a radio, so they didn’t hear the calls from the Navy, a Navy official said at the time. Aug. 19, 2016: The U.S.S. Louisiana, a nuclear ballistic-missile submarine, and the U.S.N.S. Eagleview, a Military Sealift Command support vessel, collided while conducting routine operations in the Strait of Juan de Fuca off the coast of Washington State. There was damage to the hulls of both the Eagleview and the Louisiana. No one was injured. Nov. 20, 2014: U.S.N.S. Amelia Earhart and the U.S.N.S. Walter S. Diehl collided during an exchange of goods in the Gulf of Aden. Both ships resupply Navy warships for the United States Fifth Fleet, which is based in Manama, Bahrain. No one was injured. The accident happen... Link to the full article to read more