US Divers Search for 10 Missing Sailors in Hull of Damaged Destroyer

US Divers Search for 10 Missing Sailors in Hull of Damaged Destroyer
The damaged USS John McCain is docked next to USS America at Changi Naval Base in Singapore August 22, 2017. Reuters/Calvin Wong
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SINGAPORE—U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers searched for 10 missing sailors in sealed sections of a U.S. guided-missile destroyer on Tuesday after it collided with a merchant vessel near Singapore, the U.S. Navy said.

The USS John S. McCain and the tanker Alnic MC collided on Monday while the U.S. ship was nearing Singapore on a routine port call. The impact tore a hole in the warship’s port side at the waterline, flooding compartments that included a crew sleeping area.

Ships, aircraft and divers from an international search-and-rescue operation were looking for the missing U.S. sailors to the east of Singapore and peninsula Malaysia, near to where the accident happened.

The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain arrives at Changi Naval Base in Singapore August 21, 2017 in this handout photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters)
The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain arrives at Changi Naval Base in Singapore August 21, 2017 in this handout photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters