By Kyle Mizokami
The USS McCain, damaged last August in a collision with a civilian merchant vessel, was loaded onto a heavy lift transport bound for Japan. A time lapsed video of the loading process, which took several hours, was shared by the U.S. Naval Institute News. The U.S. Navy will repair the vessel in Japan rather than send it back to a U.S. shipyard.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWNFvEQ_K8MThe USS McCain was damaged in an August 21, 2017 collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC struck the McCain's port side, causing damage to the hull and flooding. Ten sailors were killed in the incident.
The collision occurred near Singapore, which maintains friendly relations with the United States, and the destroyer has been docked at Changi Naval Base since the incident. The McCain was loaded onto the heavy lift transport M/V Treasure for transport back to Japan.
The destroyer will be repaired at Yokosuka naval base, near Tokyo, home of the McCain and other ships of the U.S. 7th Fleet. Navy officials concluded that the damage sustained by the McCain could be repaired in Japan which will allow sailors assigned to the ship and their families to stay nearby and not relocate to a stateside repair site.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/news/a28579/uss-mccain-loaded-on-ship/
