this investigation is ongoing but some of the initial details beginning to emerge is where the collision took place, on the starboard side of the fitzgerald, impacting the berthing areas, the sleeping quarters, forcing sailors to use satellite cell phones to communicate with headquarters as they attempted to keep the ship aknow. investigators are most interested in finding out how this collision could have taken place without any of the crew aboard the fitzgerald being able to detect the incoming cargo ship and avoid the collision. now they're going to be reviewing radar data from the sophisticated aegis system as well as weather and other information from the cargo ship to find out how such a tragedy could have taken place that cost the lives of seven u.s. navy sailors, back to you. syria's state-run news