US Navy Ship Collides with Merchant Vessel

The US ship was damaged in the collision with a Liberian-flagged vessel near Singapore. A search and rescue operation is underway in the South China Sea. It is the second collision involving a US vessel in two months.

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(Photo: The USS John McCain. Credit: US Navy)