US military crashes, collisions in the Pacific (Report)

The U.S. Navy published a report Wednesday covering how two deadly accidents in the Pacific unfolded this summer. 

The USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship in June, while the USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in August. 

“Both of these accidents were preventable and the respective investigations found multiple failures by watch standers that contributed to the incidents,” Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson said in a statement. “We must do better.” 

Read on for a look at the recent U.S. military incidents in the Pacific.

USS John S. McCain

The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant vessel Alnic MC on Aug. 21, according to the Navy report. 

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