The USS John S. McCain has collided with a Merchant Ship in/on/near the Strait of Malacca. No information is available yet.
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/275036242-story
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/275036242-story
Looks like they will "pause" operations. This collision was on the port side. Also looks like this collision took place in early morning, just before published sunrise and probably during twilight. Hard to imagine how this could happen.RIP. What can I say? Stand down for retraining? That already happened, no? The Navy has some serious review and adjustment to make.
It appears that the navigable channel for ships is much more narrow though.Well, in both occurrences, this one and a few months ago, it was the US Navy Vessel that was struck. There was no where that I could find where the MV blew its whistle five times as a warning. Now, in this case we do not know this information either. So even though there is suppose to be a bridge watch, the same holds true for the MV.
I too remember traversing those waters when I was working on several Cruise Ships. It is 26 miles wide at the narrowest point, not including Singapore area. So lots of room to maneuver.