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Why the U.S. Navy Keeps Crashing All of a Sudden

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Four collisions in the past year is astronomical by naval standards. Blame Congress, ISIS, and North Korea.

Photo taken in June 2017 shows the U.S. Navy destroyer Fitzgerald after a fatal collision with a Filipino container ship off the Japan coast.
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In the wake of several back-to-back at-sea collisions, experts said the U.S. Navy is overstretched and underfunded. And more accidents could occur if the country doesn't devote more resources to its busy, worn-down fleet.

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