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Originally Posted by Louis
I'm no expert in this matter, but nearly everything I've read has said it's most likely to be the later, since they're the ones (USN) who were supposed to yield (based on the pictures we've seen of the location of the damage on each ship).
However, as they say, the devil's in the details of the incident.
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Agree - even though the merchant vessel was stand on in a crossing situation (meaning Fitzgerald would have to alter course and "give way" to the Crystal) - when it gets to the point of extremis, both ships are responsible for taking action to avoid collision. Note that this doesn't absolve fault. We'll have to wait for the details.