10 sailors missing, 5 injured after destroyer collision east of Singapore: US Navy

This image released by the United States Navy shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain on June 14, 2017, in the Pacific Ocean./ AFP / US Navy / Gavin Shields / 

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Ten sailors are missing and five injured after a United States destroyer collided Monday with a tanker east of Singapore, the US Navy said.

“There are currently 10 sailors missing and five injured,” said the navy in an update on the collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and merchant vessel Alnic MC in the early hours.