The direct - projectile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with an fossil oil oiler near Singapore last night , leaving 5 injured and 10 straw hat still missing . It ’s the second US Navy ship to have a major hit with a civilian ship since June and the quaternary in the preceding year .
The collision occurred at 5:24 am local time on Monday , or 5:24pm on Sunday , New York time . The USS John S. McCain collide with the Alnic MC , a 600 - foot oil tank ship with a porcine tonnage of 30,000 , according to the US Navy .
“ Search and rescue crusade are underway in coordination with local authorities , ” the US Navy said in a statement . “ In addition to tower boats out of Singapore , Republic of Singapore Navy Fearless - socio-economic class patrol ship RSS Gallant ( 97 ) , RSS Resilience ( 82 ) , RSN helicopters and Police Coast Guard vessel Basking Shark ( 55 ) are currently in the domain to render aid . ”
When President Trump was inquire about the incident last nighttime he replied , “ that ’s too high-risk . ” He subsequently tweeted out that his thoughts and prayer were withthe US Navy navy man .
The incident with the USS John S. McCain come on the cad of a speculative year for the US Navy . The USS Fitzgerald collided with the merchant watercraft ACX Crystal back on June 17 , 2017 . The report on that collision concluded that the hit “ was avoidable and both ships demonstrated poor seamanship . ” Seven sailors die during that collision .
On May 9 , 2017 the USS Lake Champlain collided with a South Korean fishing watercraft , but no one was injure in that incident . Back on August 19 , 2016 , just over a yr ago , the USS Louisiana nuclear - powered submarine also collided with a accompaniment vessel off the coast of Washington nation . There were no injuries in that incident either .
The ship is named for both the Fatherhood and granddad of Senator John McCain , who issued a command on Twitter immediately after getting Word of God ofthe incident .
Cindy & I are keeping America ’s sailor aboard the USS John S McCain in our appeal tonight – appreciate the piece of work of hunt & rescue crewshttps://t.co/jzk9giXbfg
— John McCain ( @SenJohnMcCain)August 21 , 2017
“ Collisions like these are passing rarified and two in one summertime , both from 7th Fleet base in Japan , is arresting , ” David Larter , a US navy veteran soldier toldThe Guardian .
“ The identification number of crack-up that have to occur for something like this to happen make them a rarified occurrence . bluejacket monitor radars lash out the clock , they have multiple sailors standing vigil on the bridge circuit which also has a radar , and they have at least one picket posted at the back end of the ship to watch for precisely these kinds of situations , ” Larter keep .
Both the USS Fitzgerald and the USS John S. McCain areballistic missile defenseships , and would be crucial if activity on the Korean peninsula turned off-key . With any luck , the ship wo n’t be needed and cooler question will predominate . But let ’s just say we ’re not hold our breath .
Update , 10:19am : The US Navy is now going to be looking at their entire Pacific fleetafter this one .
breakage : US defense functionary says Navy chief orders wide investigation of Pacific fleet after two late collisions .
— The Associated Press ( @AP)August 21 , 2017
Update , 1:20pm : The US Navy hasreleased videoof the USS John McCain go far at Changi Naval Base .
Correction : This postal service originally posit that the USS John S. McCain was name for the Senator . It was named for his father and grandfather , both of whom were Admirals .
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