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Divers Recover The Remains Of All Ten Sailors Who Died In USS McCain Collision
100319-N-9573A-005 DONGHAE, Republic of Korea (March 19, 2010) A Republic of Korea (ROK) Sailor waves the American flag and ROK flag as the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) pulls into the port of Donghae. John S. McCain is scheduled to train with the ROK Navy as part of Foal Eagle 2010, which is a series of field exercises. John S. McCain is one of seven ships assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bobbie G. Attaway)
Divers have recovered the remains of all ten U.S. sailors who lost their lives when an oil tanker slammed into the side of a U.S. destroyer.
The sailors were lost in an accident involving the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John McCain and the tanker Alnic MC, the 7th Fleet Public Affairs Office revealed Sunday.
The sailors who perished in this incident are:
- Electronics Technician 1st Class Charles Nathan Findley, 31, from Amazonia, Missouri
- Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Abraham Lopez, 39, from El Paso, Texas
- Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kevin Sayer Bushell, 26, from Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jacob Daniel Drake, 21, from Cable, Ohio
- Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Timothy Thomas Eckels Jr., 23, from Manchester, Maryland
- Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Corey George Ingram, 28, from Poughkeepsie, New York
- Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, 26, from Suffield, Connecticut
- Electronics Technician 3rd Class John Henry Hoagland III, 20, from Killeen, Texas
- Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Logan Stephen Palmer, 23, from Decatur, Illinois
- Electronics Technician 3rd Class, Kenneth Aaron Smith, 22, from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
A combination photo showing Kenneth Aaron Smith, Logan Stephen Palmer, John Henry Hoagland III, Dustin Louis Doyon, Jacob Daniel Drake, Timothy Thomas Eckles Jr., Kevin Sayer Bushell, Abraham Lopez, and Charles Nathan Findley. The Navy has not released a photo of Corey George Ingram U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS
The August 21 collision, which followed the fatal USS Fitzgerald incident that killed another seven sailors, is under investigation.
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