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USS John McCain Made A Sudden Turn Before Deadly Collision With Tanker

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Daily Mail: USS John S. McCain made a 'sudden turn' minutes before crash with tanker which killed 10 sailors off Singapore

* Singapore's transport ministry released a report on Thursday into the August 2017 collision between the USS John S. McCain and a tanker
* The report found that a 'series of missteps' led the destroyer's crew to make a sudden turn - putting it on course to hit the Alnic MC
* Ten sailors died in the collision in the Strait of Malacca last year
* Rear Admiral Charles Williams and Captain Jeffrey Bennett were removed from their positions after the collision
* Cmdrs. Alfredo J. Sanchez and Jessie L. Sanchez were both relived due to a loss of confidence

A 'sudden turn' by the American warship USS John S. McCain led to a collision with a tanker last year off Singapore that left 10 sailors dead, a report by the city-state's government said Thursday.

Singapore's transport ministry, releasing the results of its investigation into the incident, said a 'series of missteps' by the destroyer's crew and insufficient action by those of the tanker, the Alnic MC, contributed to the accident.

The vessels smashed into each other in the predawn hours of August 21, 2017 in the busy shipping lanes around the Strait of Malacca. There were no casualties among the tanker's crew.

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