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Traumatic. reporter: the ship was saved but seven crew members could not be. the dreadful news coming back to the states on father s day weekend. xavier martin maryland was 24 years old. it s very hard. he s my only child. he s all i have. reporter: dakota kyle rigsby was 19, a fireman back in virginia. he was a good guy. just a straight up good guy. reporter: also injured, the commander, brice benson. matter of fact, his cabin was destroyed. he s lucky to be alive and he s at the hospital right now. he s undergoing treatment. reporter: both ships had radar systems to warn against collisions, the fitzgerald s extremely advanced. the navy says watch teams are on duty the entire night, so the primary question for american, japanese and philipine vef investigators, how did it ....