Transcript for 10 missing after US Navy destroyer collides with merchant ship off Singapore

Breaking news overnight search is on. For ten American sailors missing after US navy destroyer collided with a massive oil tanker near Singapore this is the second naval action in the last two months. Our chief global affairs anchor Martha Raddatz starts us off good morning Martha. Good morning George this ship has made it to port but this is an astonishing mishap for the navy as we speak that massive search for ten sailors lost to see. Seven killed just two months ago in a similar accident. And these are not combat operations fees are accidents involving the most sophisticated ships in the US navy. That could likely have been avoided. The hole in the side of the ship's hull is massive a tangle of steel exposed. Water pouring from the crippled destroyer. After colliding with a 600 foot oil tanker in the South China Sea. In the waters east of Singapore. For sailors were airlifted to a Singapore hospital. But it is those ten who were missing who were of greatest concern. The US says McCain named for the father and grandfather of Senator John McCain has a crew of just over 300. The collision occurred in a busy shipping lane at 5:24. AM Singapore time the two ships or ramming into each other in the darkness. This is the second collision involving a ship from the navy's seventh fleet in the Pacific. In just two months seven sailors died in June on the USS FitzGerald. After colliding with the container ship from the Philippines it was left flooded this sailors on board fighting for their lives. It was as significant impact to the side of the ship they had to fight to ship. To keep it above. Surface the commanding officer of the FitzGerald was in his quarters when the ship was struck. And barely escaped alive but he was relieved of duty along with several others after an investigation. That clearly found fault in the crew's actions. The investigation into what happened on the McCain will begin immediately Senator McCain tweeting Cindy you know higher keeping America's sailors. Aboard the USS John McCain in our prayers. We appreciate the work of search and rescue crews president trump tweeting as well saying thoughts and prayers are with our US navy sailors.

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