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US destroyer McCain collision that killed 10 caused by ‘sudden turn’
8 Mar 2018 at 13:19 2,484 viewed5 comments
WRITER: REUTERS
SINGAPORE: A US guided missile destroyer's deadly collision with an oil tanker near Singapore in 2017 was caused by "a sudden turn" made by the warship that put it in the path of the commercial vessel, said a report by the Singapore government on Thursday.
The collision on Aug 21, which killed 10 sailors and was one of a handful of incidents in the Asia Pacific region involving US Navy warships, raised questions about Navy training and led to the removal of a number of officers.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/1424539/us-destroyer-mccain-collision-that-killed-10-caused-by-sudden-turn (https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/1424539/us-destroyer-mccain-collision-that-killed-10-caused-by-sudden-turn)
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The collision between the USS John S McCain (JSM) and Alnic MC (AM) as they were transiting through the Singapore Strait happened because of a sudden turn to Port by JSM, which caused it to head into the path of AM," the report said.
Somehow, I knew it was a hard left turn...