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An unspecified number of sailors have been found dead in sealed compartments aboard the USS John S. McCain. 10 were reported missing after the McCain collided with a merchant vessel near Singapore. The Malaysian navy also reported finding remains:
Swift said the Malaysian navy, which is conducting a search in the area where the collision took place, has also reported finding remains, but it was not yet clear if they were from the McCain. "We have a report from the Malaysians ... that they have found a body, we are in the process of effecting the transfer of the body," Swift told reporters.
"We are always hopeful that there are survivors. Until we have exhausted any potential of recovering survivors or bodies, the search will continue," he said.
In a statement posted earlier on its website, the Pacific Command said divers equipped with "surface supplied air rigs ... will access sealed compartments located in damaged parts of the ship. Additionally, they will conduct damage assessments of the hull and flooded areas."
Update: U.S. Navy to relieve Seventh Fleet commander after collisions in Asia
Previously: 10 Sailors Still Missing After U.S. Destroyer Collision With Oil Tanker
(Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Wednesday August 23 2017, @05:44PM
Add to that that it's useless.
All Military have an "acceptable loss in peacetime" metric, and this kind of death is not epidemic (yet).
Plus the fact that after the ship gets hit, watertight compartments get sealed to save the ship, and the potential loss of life in a flooding compartment is a known factor which is not deemed a priority. Everyone knows it sucks, but until you're 100% sure of the state of the hull (which takes hours, at night), those hatches have to remain closed to avoid losing more lives.
Knowing for sure who is drowning is, to be blunt, a dangerous distraction.