- Title: U.S. admiral says remains found inside damaged destroyer
- Date: 22nd August 2017
- Summary: SINGAPORE (AUGUST 22, 2017) (REUTERS) USS JOHN S. MCCAIN DOCKED AT CHANGI NAVAL BASE DAMAGE ON PORT SIDE OF SHIP FLAGS ON MAST OF SHIP U.S. PACIFIC FLEET COMMANDER ADMIRAL, SCOTT SWIFT, WALKING TO PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PACIFIC FLEET COMMANDER, ADMIRAL SCOTT SWIFT, SAYING: "The divers were able to locate some remains in those sealed compartments during their search today. Additionally, the Malaysian navy has reported that they have located potential remains. They are working to confirm and identify those remains. As more information comes in we will make it available." DAMAGE ON PORT SIDE OF SHIP (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PACIFIC FLEET COMMANDER, ADMIRAL SCOTT SWIFT, SAYING: "One tragedy like this is one too many and while each of these four events is unique, they cannot be viewed in isolation. I welcome the broad, comprehension review announced by our chief of naval operations. I talked this morning with Admiral Davidson on the phone and look forward to working with him, as the Senior Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy, to find out whether there is a common cause at the root of these events and if so, how we solve that." SHIPS DOCKED (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF WORKERS ON USS AMERICA DOCKED NEXT TO USS JOHN S. MCCAIN (NIGHT SHOTS)
- Embargoed: 5th September 2017 13:24
- Keywords: 10 missing sailors U.S. navy U.S. warship USS John S. McCain ship collision
- Location: IN AIR, AT SEA AND SINGAPORE
- City: IN AIR, AT SEA AND SINGAPORE
- Country: Singapore
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Sea Accidents
- Reuters ID: LVA0016V8N39J
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- Story Text: U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Scott Swift said on Tuesday (August 22) that divers have found human remains inside the USS John S. McCain, which collided with a merchant vessel this week.
Swift told reporters at Singapore's Changi Naval Base, where the damaged vessel is docked that the U.S. Navy was working to identify a body found by the Malaysian navy to see if it was one of 10 missing U.S. sailors in the accident.
Video footage shared on Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen's Facebook page shows the country's navy and air force personnel during the search for the missing sailors on Monday (August 21) and Tuesday (August 22).
The USS John S. McCain and the tanker Alnic MC collided on Monday (August 21) 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. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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