(Hiroshi Kashimura/Kyodo News via AP) (Associated Press)TOKYO — Japan’s coast guard is investigating why it took nearly an hour for a deadly collision between a U.S. Navy destroyer and a container ship to be reported. The coast guard initially said the collision occurred at 2:20 a.m. on Saturday because the Philippine ship had reported it at 2:25 a.m. and said it just happened. After interviewing Filipino crewmembers, the coast guard has changed the collision time to 1:30 a.m. She said the ship reported to the coast guard at 2:25 a.m., but she could not provide details about what the ship was doing for nearly an hour. Coast guard officials are investigating the case as possible professional negligence, but no criminal charges have been pressed so far.

Source: Washington Post June 19, 2017 00:18 UTC