Families who are seeking information can call our crisis hotline and we are continuing to provide updated information as soon as we get it via social media accounts and the From my visit in John S. McCain today I can tell you she has sustained significant damage to her port side aft. The Pacific Fleet has faced adversity before in our history, and no matter the challenge, we have overcome it.
The collisions were avoidable between USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) and Motor Vessel ACX CRYSTAL, and between USS JOHN S MCCAIN (DDG 56) and Motor Vessel ALNIC MC. That is the fundamental issue which must be addressed to ensure safety at sea.
Collisions most frequently happen in the vicinity of these “choke points” because of the volume of traffic and the congestion.Ten crewmembers are missing and five injured, the Navy said. Since then, the Navy has implemented a series of changes to surface fleet training – and not just focusing on ship-handling and navigation but also addressing issues such as the manning and assignments of ships’ crews and even policies and practices tackling issues such as crew rest and fatigue.USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka to conduct comprehensive at-sea testing on Oct. 28, 2019. For decades, our Navy has helped provide the security and stability at sea in our area of responsibility to the benefit of all, and we continue to do just that today. And earlier this year, there were two other incidents involving surface ships in the Western Pacific.One tragedy like this is one too many.
Easterday acknowledged that’s complicated since training and operations on ship involve lots of close interactions but necessary “to help manage an outbreak, should it occur.”USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) sails in the Philippine Sea on May 22, 2020. We are the most capable Navy on earth, and Pacific Fleet makes up nearly 60 percent of that Navy.We will determine the causes of these incidents, we will learn from them and we will apply those lessons. Official blog of the U.S. Navy maintained by the Navy Office of Information The SUPERSONIC ACTION took off and landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier . That remains our focus. “In places where we were able to meet certain certifications criteria early, we were able to buy that time back, and then I was able to use it to raise our training to the next level and do extra stuff.”“We worked the schedule to allow extended underway periods,” he said.
I think that has really paid dividends for us over the last few months.”Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Kenneth Montgomery, from Mesa, Ariz., stands watch as a sonar passive operator during an undersea warfare exercise in the sonar control room aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) on ay 22, 2020. USS JOHN S. MCCAIN is a near sister ship to both USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) which recently was involved in a fatal collision off Japan in June 2017 and USS COLE (DDG 67) which was bombed by terrorists on 12 October 1999 while being refueled at Yemen with the loss of multiple crewmembers.
USS JOHN S. MCCAIN (DDG 56) COLLISION WITH LIBERIAN FLAG Motor Tanker ALNIC MC Published on August 21, 2017 August 21, 2017 • 37 Likes • 15 Comments Feel free to contact us if the problem persists or if you cannot find what you’re looking for. The fifth injured Sailor was transferred after John S. McCain arrived here at port. All nations in this region and beyond have benefitted from the resulting prosperity that their service has enabled. Additionally, the Malaysian navy has reported that they have located potential remains. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, had relieved then commander of Seventh Fleet, Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, Aug. 23, due to a loss of confidence in Aucoin’s ability to command.With America’s departure McCain Sailors will continue to receive all necessary support from the American military community in Singapore. Navy and Marine Corps divers will continue search and recovery efforts inside flooded compartments in the ship for the missing Sailors.The divers recovered the remains of one Sailor, confirmed as Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kenneth Aaron Smith, 22, from Cherry Hill, New Jersey.Multinational search efforts included ships and aircraft from the Republic of Singapore Navy, Singapore Air Force, Singapore Maritime Port Authority, Singapore Police Coast Guard, Royal Malaysian Navy, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Indonesian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force.The incident is under investigation to determine the facts and circumstances of the collision.Adm. Florida’s Manatee and Tampa Ports Expanding Container Facilities July 30, 2020 The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca on August 21. The CIC watch team then basically having to take over the navigation and driving of the ship while still fighting a warfighting scenario in combat.”Such stress in training, Easterday said, is important to “make them think through and prioritize what they’ve got to do next and solve these problems in real time, and then frankly how to fight through the fatigue.