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Navy Sailors Found Dead After US Destroyer’s Fatal Collision With Tanker
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Several American sailors lost their lives Monday in a tragic accident at sea, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet revealed Tuesday.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker, the Alnic MC, in waters east of Singapore early Monday. The tanker was several times larger than the destroyer, and was able to puncture the hull, punching a hole in the port side of the American warship.
While the crew fought flooding in multiple compartments, the U.S. Navy, together with its regional partners, carried out search and rescue operations for 10 missing sailors. Injured crew members were treated by medical staff nearby.
Some remains have been found aboard the destroyer, Adm. Scott Swift explained at a press conference in Singapore Tuesday. The Malaysian Royal Navy has reportedly found a body at sea, but it is unclear at this time whether or not it is one of the sailors from the crash.
Swift said it was “premature” to say how many bodies have been found.
The latest accident follows an incident in which seven U.S. Navy sailors were killed when a container vessel slammed into the side of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald near Japan in June.
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