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10 Sailors Still Missing After U.S. Destroyer Collision With Oil Tanker

posted by Fnord666 on Monday August 21 2017, @04:37PM   Printer-friendly
from the the-US-Navy's-annus-horribilis dept.

takyon writes:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/world/asia/navy-ship-mccain-search-sailors.html

Search teams scrambled Monday to determine the fate of 10 missing Navy sailors after a United States destroyer collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Singapore, the second accident involving a Navy ship and a cargo vessel in recent months.

The guided-missile destroyer, the John S. McCain, was passing east of the Strait of Malacca on its way to a port visit in Singapore at 5:24 a.m. local time, before dawn broke, 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.

Half a day after the crash, 10 sailors on the ship remained unaccounted for. Five others were injured, none with life-threatening conditions, a Navy official said. Ships with the Singapore Navy and helicopters from the assault ship America were rushing to search for survivors.

Also at Reuters.

Previously: U.S. Navy Destroyer Collides With Container Vessel

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Monday August 21 2017, @05:44PM (1 child)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Monday August 21 2017, @05:44PM (#557131) Homepage Journal

    What about the alt-port that came charging at the alt-starboard? Do they have any semblance of guilt? You also had some very fine people on both sides. On both ships. They're not heroes. They're heroes because they collided. I like sailors who didn't collide. 🇺🇸

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by NewNic on Monday August 21 2017, @06:48PM

    by NewNic (6420) on Monday August 21 2017, @06:48PM (#557164) Journal

    That's too bad.

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