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According to a Navy news release from last month, Benson, the Fitzgerald’s commander,
was new to the position, taking command of the vessel May 13 after serving as the ship’s
executive officer, or second in command, since November 2015.
The Fitzgerald is the second command for Benson, a 1999 Naval ROTC graduate of
Marquette University. He commanded the minesweeper USS Guardian, operating out of
Sasebo, Japan, from 2008 to 2010, before taking shore assignments in Washington
and with US Pacific Command.
The collision was the second in the region for US Navy warship in just over a month.
On May 9, the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain was struck by a South Korean
fishing boat off the Korean Peninsula.
No injuries were reported from that incident, which a Navy official said occurred when
the fishing boat’s crew did not have a radio to hear warnings from the US warship.
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Hadn’t heard about the first collision you mention - Desron/TF CD-R may be needing to look for a new job as well.