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Container ship hits destroyer - seven dead
 
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The situation is more complicated than that.

Firstly, the container ship has a bulbous bow, meaning that there is just as much carnage under the Fitz's waterline.

Secondly, this happened in an exceedingly dangerous passage with heavy shipping traffic and limited visibility due to land mass. The Fitz was, more likely than not, operating under restricted maneuvering rules and was unable to avoid a collision.

Look at what side of the Fitz the damage is on. She was heading IN TO port when it happened. Rules regarding shipping lanes state you always keep to the right side of the lane. Meanwhile, on the container ship, the damage on the bow was on the LEFT side.

Someone was trying to get into the lane in an awful goddamn hurry.
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