Warship Collision: President Trump again offers condolences

Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], August 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has again offered condolences and prayed for the US Navy sailors who died in the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain's collision with a merchant ship Alnic MC in waters east of Singapore and the Straits of Malacca.

The president took to Twitter and expressed his grief concern for the families, who lost their love ones in the accident.

"We pray for our fallen heroes who died while serving our country in the @USNavy aboard the #USSJohnSMcCain, and their families," he tweeted.

The commander of the Pacific Flee said that the remains of some of the 10 missing sailors have been found in the compartments on the damaged ship, reports Washington Post. The search operation for other missing sailors is ongoing.

Earlier, Trump had tweeted, "Thoughts and prayers are with our US Navy sailors who are aboard the USS John S McCain where search and rescue efforts are underway."

The US destroyer was making its way to a routine port visit in Singapore when it collided with the merchant vessel Alnic MC at 5:24 am local time on Monday.

The warship suffered damage the port side aft (rear left) side. USS John S McCain is the second US warship to be involved in a collision in the Pacific in just over two months post USS Fitzgerald.

On June 17, the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off the coast of Japan which resulted in the deaths of seven US sailors. (ANI)

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