Transcript for Identities not yet revealed of bodies found on U.S.S. McCain

tonight and to the disaster at sea. The Navy searching for the sailors missing after the uss John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker and that battered ship, a very difficult discovery. ABC's Bob woodruff is in singapo Singapore. Reporter: Today search and rescue teams locating the first remains of those 10 missing sailors from the uss McCain. Found in flooded compartments aboard the ship. The commander of the pacific fleet telling us he is not ready to give up hope. There is always hope, you know, the sailors are resilient. Reporter: That Collison happening here in the strait of malacca -- one of the busiest and most dangerous choke points for shipping in the world. The tanker slamming into the Navy destroyer just before dawn. Some sailors still sleeping at the time of impact. Their quarters flooding in seconds as they scrambled up small exits like this one. This latest accident, the vy's second after the "Uss Fitzgerald" collided with a container ship two months ago killing seven sailors. We'll conduct a full and thorough investigation into this collision, what occurred, what happened and how it happened. Why tragedy like this is one too many. Reporter: Navy divers now weaving through the mangled maze below deck. Just as they searched through destroyed rooms aboard the "Uss Fitzgerald." 22 year old Kenneth Smith from Michigan is among the missing. "I just want to be over there searching." "His father and I couldn't be prouder of our son, he's a great kid, he's a hero." The president is extending his thoughts and prayers to the missing sailors, and as the sun comes out, the searchers will be out again today.

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