No information was immediately available about how the collision occurred or how badly the merchant vessel was damaged.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Cameron Yaste, commanding officer of the destroyer USS John McCain, was removed on ...

Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Carter Musgrave of Zanesville is serving aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain. The ship is currently underway conducting routine ...

and 10 sailors were killed when the USS John S McCain collided with a tanker off Singapore and Malaysia two months later.

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), was involved in ... A worse outcome had the collision between the U.S. Navy destroyer John S McCain and the Liberian-flagged tanker Alnic MC in 2017.

USS John S. McCain (2017): Collided with the tanker Alnic MC in the Straits of Singapore, resulting in ten fatalities. USS Lake Champlain (2017): Collided with fishing vessel NAM YANG 502 in the Sea ...

Two months later, 10 sailors were killed when the USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker off Singapore.