SINGAPORE
(Reuters) - A U.S. guided missile destroyer's deadly collision with an
oil tanker near Singapore in 2017 was caused by "a sudden turn" made by
the warship that put it in the path of the commercial vessel, said a
report by the Singapore government on Thursday.
The
collision on Aug. 21, which killed 10 sailors and was one of a handful
of incidents in the Asia Pacific region involving U.S. Navy warships,
raised questions about Navy training and led to the removal of a number
of officers.
"The
collision between the USS John S McCain (JSM) and Alnic MC (AM) as they
were transiting through the Singapore Strait happened because of a
sudden turn to Port by JSM, which caused it to head into the path of
AM," the report said.
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