The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) has apparently collided with a merchant vessel east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca.
Initial reports say that the ship sustained damage to its aft port side and that search and rescue efforts are underway. The Navy warship is named after John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., both Navy admirals, and the grandfather and father, respectively, of the Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee.
USS John S. McCain collides with merchant ship near Strait of Malacca > Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet > Display
The John S. McCain is of the same class of guided missile destroyer as the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), which itself collided with a merchant vessel on June 17th of the year.
"Politics is just show business for ugly people."
Initial reports say that the ship sustained damage to its aft port side and that search and rescue efforts are underway. The Navy warship is named after John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., both Navy admirals, and the grandfather and father, respectively, of the Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee.
USS John S. McCain collides with merchant ship near Strait of Malacca > Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet > Display
The John S. McCain is of the same class of guided missile destroyer as the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), which itself collided with a merchant vessel on June 17th of the year.
"Politics is just show business for ugly people."