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Here. >> u.s. divers spent most of today trying to access those areas. the tankers struck the port side of the ship, flooding the machinery and communication rooms as well as the berthing area where sailors sleep. they become very vulnerable that the ship gets hit the way that it did by the tanker. the urgent question at this point, what caused the missile destroyer to collide with another ship? there's some speculation that steering failure may be to blame. but, that the "uss mccain" system may have been hit by a cyberattack is also a possibility. it has not been ruled out at this point. ed a...

It's been one week since the "uss fitzgerald" collided with a japanese cargo sthip killing seven american sailors. many questions remain, including why the crew didn't see the other vessel coming. pentagon reporter ryane browne gins us. what have you learned from the investigation? >> there are several investigations going on right now, one conducted by the u.s. navy, the u.s. coast guard, as well as japanese authorities. again, navy officials are stressing this is all preliminary, but a picture is beginning to emerge as to exactly what happened. it looks like the cargo ship struck the fitzger...

Coast guard investigation and one by the japanese authorities. some of the preliminary thing, where the collision took place, hitting the berthing area where a loft the sailor -- a lot of the sailers were bedded down. the collision took place right there. and also struck the communications note on the ship, hampering communications between the u.s. navy ship. but what they're still looking at is radar data from the sophisticated weapons system aboard the fitzgerald, as well as radar and other data from the cargo ship to really find out how this cargo ship was able to collide into this navy des...

>> how did they deliver the news? >> pretty much like in the movie. department of defense wishes to express our deepest condolences that your son was one of the seven that drowned in their berthing area. >> were you alone? >> yes. >> i -- i understand that, you know, this "uss fitzgerald," in the middle of the pacific ocean, and hours after this crash, your son tried to contact you. can you tell me about that? >> well, we -- the way we communicated was with the what's app, and last time i had actually spoke or heard his voice was the previous -- well, that tuesday. and you know, throughout the

Good to the berth -- went into the berthing area where this occurred. there was flooding in the berthing area, machine room, right in the ship's captain's quarters, as well. they called it a severe emergency that required a heroic effort just to keep the ship afloat. the commander was airlifted and taken to hospital. he has been released from the hospital earlier on today. we still don't know how this collision took place. a collision between one of the most technologically advanced ships off the coast of japan. there will be investigations by the u.s., the navy, the coast guard, and japanese ...