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U.S. Destroyer Collides With Oil Tanker Off Singapore 10 Sailors Missing After U.S. Destroyer Collides With Oil Tanker Off Singapore
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A United States Navy destroyer collided with an oil tanker early Monday morning off the coast of Singapore, the United States Seventh Fleet said in a statement. Ten Navy sailors were missing and five were injured on Monday after a United States destroyer collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Singapore, the Navy said, the second accident involving a Navy ship and a cargo vessel in recent months.
The guide-missile destroyer, the John S. McCain, was traveling in the Strait of Malacca to a port in Singapore at 6:24 a.m. when it collided with the Alnic MC, a 600-foot vessel that transports oil and chemicals. The destroyer was damaged near the rear on its port, or left-hand, side. The guided-missile destroyer, the John S. McCain, was passing through the Strait of Malacca on its way to a port in Singapore at 6:24 a.m. when it collided with the Alnic MC, a 600-foot vessel that transports oil and chemicals, the Navy said. The destroyer was damaged near the rear on its port, or left-hand, side.
The extent of the damage to both ships was unclear, but the Seventh Fleet said that “search and rescue efforts are underway.” Ten sailors on the ship were unaccounted for, and five others had minor injuries, a Navy official said. Ships with the Singapore Navy and helicopters from the U.S.S. America, an assault ship, were searching the waters for survivors.
The Navy said the destroyer was moving on its own and was returning to port. The extent of the damage to both ships was unclear. The Navy said the destroyer was moving with assistance from tugboats and was returning to port.
The Strait of Malacca is notoriously difficult to navigate because of congested traffic and episodes of piracy over the years. The Strait of Malacca, between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, is notoriously difficult to navigate because of congested traffic and episodes of piracy over the years.
The collision comes two months after one of the Navy’s deadliest accidents in years, when another destroyer, the Fitzgerald, collided with a freighter off Japan. Seven people on the Fitzgerald were killed, and the Navy relieved the destroyer’s two top officers of their duties on Friday after an investigation into the collision. That freighter was 728 feet long. The collision came two months after one of the Navy’s deadliest accidents in years, when another destroyer, the Fitzgerald, collided with a freighter off Japan. Seven people on the Fitzgerald were killed, and the Navy relieved the destroyer’s two top officers of their duties on Friday after an investigation into the collision. That freighter was 728 feet long.
The destroyer McCain’s home port is Yokosuka, Japan. The McCain and the Fitzgerald are both in the Seventh Fleet and are based in Yokosuka, Japan.