U.S.S. Fitzgerald Crash: A Mystery in The Pacific Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email June 17, 2017; People watch the damaged USS Fitzgerald being towed near the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo. ( Eugene Hoshiko / Associated Press ) Produced by Rob Gunther Produced by PRI and WNYC