USS Fitzgerald has severe damage from collision

The USS Fitzgerald,a guided-missile destroyer had severe damage from a collision with a merchant ship, (ACX Crystal) off the coast of Japan. It has a crew of 330.  Seven sailors are missing and the commanding officer is injured. Two sailors and the commanding officer were flown off ship. The damage occurred on the starboard side and below its waterline. No injuries reported on the ACX Crystal.

Please pray for the victims, their families, and their friends.  Also,pray for those classified as missing as well as their families and friends. If you do not pray, please keep all in your positive thoughts.

I watched news feeds and read information from the following links before blogging.

***UPDATE***http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/17/us/missing-sailors-found/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/politics/us-navy-destroyer-collides-with-merchant-ship-japan/index.html

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/06/16/navy-destroyer-calls-assistance-collision-off-japan.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4612334/USS-Fitzgerald-involved-collision-merchant-vessel.html

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/818131/us-navy-destroyer-crashes-merchant-ship-coast-Japan-donald-trump-latest-updates

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/06/16/collision-at-sea-u-s-s-fitzgerald-collides-with-cargo-container-ship-acx-crystal-off-coast-of-japan/