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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
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Monday August 21 2017, @11:59PM (1 child)
Probably because it adds a layer of hand-washing outsourcing.
"Hello and tank you for calling the US government department of war crime complaints. How may I help you today? I'm sorry our contractors troops lost their shit and slaughtered a hundred innocents in your village? Whats that... you want reprimands and justice? I'm sorry but the US government outsourced their oil war to $CongressDonor. You need to speak with the contractor who has an automated answering system which stores voicemails in /dev/null. Have a nice day and thank you for calling the US government."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 22 2017, @06:03AM
> Hello and tank you for calling
More like drone you, amirite?