USS John S. McCain made a 'sudden turn' minutes before crash with tanker which killed 10 sailors off Singapore
2018-03-09 09:38:43 source：Daily Mail
March 8, 2018
A 'sudden turn' by the American warship USS John S. McCain led to a collision with a tanker last year off Singapore that left 10 sailors dead, a report by the city-state's government said Thursday.
Singapore's transport ministry, releasing the results of its investigation into the incident, said a 'series of missteps' by the destroyer's crew and insufficient action by those of the tanker, the Alnic MC, contributed to the accident.
The vessels smashed into each other in the predawn hours of August 21, 2017 in the busy shipping lanes around the Strait of Malacca. There were no casualties among the tanker's crew.
The commander of the John S. McCain is facing charges including negligent homicide and dereliction of duty, the US Navy said in January, after its own investigation into the incident found 'multiple failures' by the ship's crew.
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