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09:15, 18-Aug-2017
Two officers of USS Fitzgerald to be relieved of duty after fatal crash
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The US Navy said Thursday it plans to relieve two commanding officers of USS Fitzgerald of their duties, after a fatal crash in June that killed seven sailors.
Vice chief of naval operations Bill Moran told a press briefing that two top officers of the destroyer will be relieved of duty Friday by Joseph Aucoin, the head of the Navy's seventh Fleet.
About a dozen sailors also face administrative actions, Moran said.
The Navy also released a report detailing the course of the fatal incident off the coast of Japan, where the US destroyer collided with a Philippine freighter.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency