U.S. Identifies 7 Sailors Killed in Destroyer Crash

A combination photo of the dead sailors identified by the U.S. Navy in the collision incident between U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald and Philippine-flagged merchant vessel south of Tokyo Bay on June 17, 2017. Top row (L-R) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, CA; Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, VA; Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, CT; and Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego, CA. Bottom row (L-R) Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., from Elyria, OH; Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, 24, from Halethorpe, MD; and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, TX. U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters

The U.S. Navy on Monday identified the sailors who perished on the USS Fitzgerald after it collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship south of Tokyo Bay early on Saturday.

The seven sailors are:

• Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Va.
• Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego, Calif.
• Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Conn.
• Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas
• Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, Calif.
• Xavier Alec Martin, 24, from Halethorpe, Md.
• Gary Leo Rehm Jr., 37, from Elyria, Ohio.

Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Connecticut, one of the dead sailors identified by the U.S. Navy from a collision between the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald and Philippine-flagged merchant vessel. Courtesy of U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters