Another US Naval Ship Collison

nivek

nivek

As Above So Below
There are no names released of any missing but it's said search and rescue operations are underway, so there may be people in the water...

US destroyer USS John S McCain damaged after collision with oil tanker

A rescue mission has been launched after the guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain was damaged after colliding with an oil tanker off the coast of Singapore.

The US navy said the warship had “sustained damage to her port side aft” in the collision with the Alnic MC east of the straits of Malacca and Singapore.

“Search and rescue efforts” were underway in coordination with local authorities after the incident at 5.24am local time on Monday, the Navy said in a statement posted on the website of the commander of the US Pacific fleet
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“In addition to tug boats out of Singapore, the republic of Singapore navy ship RSS Gallant, RSN helicopters and police coast guard vessel Basking Shark are currently in the area to render assistance,” it said.

The US warship was “currently sailing under its own power” to Singapore, the navy statement said, where it had been due for a routine port visit. The “extent of damage and personnel injuries is being determined”. The incident would be investigated, it said.

The US ship is named after the father of Arizona senator John McCain, who tweeted that he was praying for the crew.
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US destroyer USS John S McCain damaged after collision with oil tanker
 
Toroid

Toroid

Founding Member
This has happened too many times to be operator error. It could be the backdoors engineered into Chinese chips.
Ten missing as USS John S McCain collides with oil tanker | Daily Mail Online
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Toroid

Toroid

Founding Member
Sailors are told and agreed to give their lives if there's a water breach. Sealing a hatch or closing a valve could be what it takes to save the crew & ship.
 
Toroid

Toroid

Founding Member
Divers have recovered the bodies of the ten missing sailors in the hull of the USS John S. McCain.
U.S. Navy Recovers Remains Of All 10 Missing Sailors After USS McCain Collision | HuffPost
SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Monday confirmed recovery of the remains of all 10 sailors killed after the warship John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia.

The guided-missile destroyer collided with the Alnic MC east of Singapore last week while approaching the city state on a routine port visit.

“The U.S. navy and marine corps divers have now recovered the remains of all 10 USS John S.McCain sailors,” the Seventh Fleet said in a statement on its website.
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iwant2believe2

iwant2believe2

Honorable
Being a (former) US Naval Reserve Seaman, this simply leaves me stunned. I don't even want to say what I think and won't comment further here except with words to honor the dead.

Fair winds and following seas to those crossing the bar.
 
nivek

nivek

As Above So Below
iwant2believe2 said:
Being a (former) US Naval Reserve Seaman, this simply leaves me stunned. I don't even want to say what I think and won't comment further here except with words to honor the dead.

Fair winds and following seas to those crossing the bar.
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As I was an engineer in the Navy during the Persian Gulf war I'm also stunned by the losses of life with these accidents lately...

I wonder if there's any truth to the possibility of hacking the computer systems?...
 
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