Five sailors injured, 10 missing after U S Navy destroyer collides with a merchant ship

SubscribeSign InNewsletters & AlertsGift SubscriptionsContact UsHelp DeskWorldFive sailors injured, 10 missing after U.S. Navy destroyer collides with a merchant shipThe guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain approaches the aircraft carrier USS George Washington for a fueling at sea on Dec. 5, 2010. (U.S. Navy/Reuters)By Anna Fifield August 20 at 9:39 PMSEOUL — Ten U.S. Navy sailors are missing and five have been injured after the USS John S. McCain destroyer collided with an oil tanker near Singapore early Monday morning.This is the second time in two months that a Navy destroyer based at the 7th Fleet’s home port of Yokosuka, Japan, has been involved in a collision. Seven sailors were killed when the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship south of Japan in June. More : http://ift.tt/2wx33aU