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Navy sailors and Camp Pendleton Marines aboard the San Diego-based warship USS America continue to feed, shelter and clothe the crew of the USS John S. McCain as recovery efforts continue aboard the damaged McCain to find eight sailors still missing from a collision earlier this week, Navy officials said Friday. -
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Divers from Camp Pendleton's 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Singapore Thursday to help search for the remains of nine sailors still missing following a collision earlier this week between the USS John S. McCain and the oil tanker Alnic MC in the South China Sea, the Navy said. -
Two helicopters from the San Diego-based USS America Wednesday were combing a newly expanded search area in the South China Sea, where 10 sailors went missing when the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker earlier this week, Navy officials said.
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The head of the Navy has called for a 24-hour pause of naval operations worldwide after a second U.S. Navy destroyer collided with a merchant vessel.
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KPBS Midday EditionVessels from several nations are searching Southeast Asian waters for 10 missing U.S. sailors after an early morning collision Monday between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker ripped a gaping hole in the destroyer's hull.
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