9 a.m.
The USS John S. McCain is
sailing on its own power after colliding with a merchant ship near Singapore.
The Navy also says
injuries to personnel on board and the extent of damage to the ship are still
being determined.
The guided-missile
destroyer collided with a merchant ship in waters east of Singapore and the
Straits of Malacca early Monday.
The Navy said aircraft
from the USS America were responding to the collision, and the Singaporean navy
and coast guard had vessels in the area to assist in the search and rescue
efforts.
9:10 a.m.
The U.S. Navy says 10
sailors are missing and five are injured after the USS John S. McCain collided
with a merchant ship near Singapore.
The guided-missile
destroyer collided with the Alnic MC, an oil and chemical tanker, in waters
east of Singapore and the Straits of Malacca early Monday.
The Navy said Osprey
aircraft and Seahawk helicopters from the USS America were assisting. It also said
tugboats and Singaporean naval and coast guard vessels were in the area to
render assistance.
10 a.m.
Malaysia has sent two
naval ships to join the search and rescue efforts after a U.S. Navy ship
collided with a tanker in Southeast Asian waters.
The U.S. Navy has said 10
sailors from the USS John S. McCain are missing after it collided with the
Alnic MC in waters east of Singapore and the Malacca Strait early Monday.
Malaysia's navy chief
Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin tweeted that two Malaysian naval ships were
deployed to help look for the missing U.S. sailors.
The guided-missile
destroyer sustained damage to its port side aft, the left rear of the ship, in
the collision. Whether the tanker sustained damage or crew casualties is not
yet clear.
The Malacca Strait is
between Malaysia to the northeast and Indonesia to the southwest, with the
city-state of Singapore at the tip of the Malay Peninsula.
10:45 a.m.
U.S. Sen. John
McCain says he is praying for the
sailors aboard the USS John S. McCain after the warship collided with a tanker
in Southeast Asian waters.
The Navy has said 10
sailors are missing and five were hurt in the collision with the Alnic MC in
waters east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca early Monday.
The Arizona Republican
tweeted: "Cindy & I are keeping America's sailors aboard the USS John
S McCain in our prayers tonight - appreciate the work of search & rescue
crews."
The senator is a Navy veteran whose father and grandfather were
decorated for their actions in the Pacific in World
War II. Both elder McCains became admirals
and the ship is named for them.
11:20 a.m.
President Donald Trump is
expressing concern for the crew of the USS John S. McCain, a Navy warship that
collided with a tanker near Singapore.
The Navy says 10 sailors
are missing and five were hurt in the collision with the Alnic MC in waters
east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca early Monday.
Trump returned to Washington on Sunday night from his New Jersey golf club.
When reporters shouted
questions to him about the warship, he responded, "That's too bad."
About two hours later,
Trump tweeted that "thoughts and prayers" are with the McCain's
sailors as search and rescue efforts continue.
11:40 a.m.
The U.S. Navy says four
sailors injured in a ship collision were evacuated to a hospital.
The Navy says 10 sailors
are missing in the collision of the USS John S. McCain and the Alnic MC tanker
in waters east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca early Monday.
The U.S. Navy said in a
news release that a Singapore navy helicopter medically evacuated the four U.S.
sailors to a hospital in Singapore for treatment of their injuries. A fifth
injured sailor did not require medical attention.
The navy also said efforts
were continuing to control the damage and the extent was still being
determined. The damage was on its port side aft, or left rear of the ship. The
damage to the tanker was unclear.
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