The ACX Crystal had 20 crew Filipino crew members aboard and there were no injuries on that vessel, a Japanese Coast Guard official said.
The ship collided with the ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan on Saturday, June 17th, killing seven crew members.
The bodies of the US sailors were found in flooded sleeping berths a day after the accident which tore a huge gash in the side of the warship.
Japanese authorities were looking into the possibility of "endangerment of traffic caused by professional negligence", Japanese media reported, but it was not clear whether that might apply to either or both of the vessels.
There have been around 30 ship collisions over the past decade in the area, including a 2013 incident in which six Japanese crew died.
The Fitzgerald had compromised propulsions after suffering damage on it's side below the water line and a USA defense official said there was flooding in three compartments.
The warship has since been towed to the USA naval base in Yokosuka.
According to the commander of the Navy's 7th Fleet, the ship was in danger of sinking and was saved by the "heroic efforts" of the crew.
While the ship will require "significant fix", it is "salvageable", Aucoin said, adding that he hopes the repairs take less than a year. "It was right near the pilot's house, and there is a big puncture".
Another local sailor, Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, of Chula Vista, was also among the dead. From bottom left to right, Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Connecticut, Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas, and Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., 37, from Elyria, Ohio.
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Originally, Japan's coastguard said the crash happened at 2:20 am Saturday (1720 GMT Friday) based on when it was reported by the Crystal's crew.
Japan's coastguard is conducting a probe, including interviewing the Japanese-owned container ship's Filipino crew, although the United States has primary jurisdiction in probing accidents involving military personnel.
The Philippine ship is 29,060 tons and is 222 meters long, the coast guard said.
Tanaka said officials are planning to get ahold of a device with communications records to examine the details of the crash. But on Sunday, a group of accident investigators from the Japanese transport ministry found damage to the container ship that had been hidden under the waterline when it arrived in Tokyo the previous night.
US and Japanese aircraft and surface ships launched a search looking for the unaccounted-for sailors after the collision.
Editor's note: The U.S. Navy has since corrected a typo to a name of one of the deceased.
"There are students that stand out and he was definitely one of the ones who stood out", said Galarza.
However, the charterer of the Crystal, NYK Line, reported Monday that the time of the accident was 0130.
She said the ship was "operating as usual" until a collision took place at 1:30am, as seen on a ship tracking service used by the company.
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