Earlier this month it was involved in an operation in the South China Sea concealed within 6 miles of an Artificial Island built by china. It has damage on the left rear side in trying to get back to a port for safety reasons to assess the damage. They are out there searching for ten sailors were missing. We are getting more details. Lucas tomlinson has been following the story. What are you hearing from the department of navy over there at the pentagon. It collided with a cargo ship. Photos are being released from the Singapore Military showing a massive hole in the portside in the rear of the ship. Officials coming from the navy fleet, they dont think the damage is as extensive as the fitzgerald earlier. There are still ten u. S. Navy sailors missing which is very concerning. A massive search and rescue operation is underway with local resources and uss america which is a large Navy Assault Ship that will have dozens of helicopters taking part in the search operation. Singapore is 11
They sailed within 6 miles of an Artificial Island built by china. This report indicate the vessel sustained damage to the left rear side. This isnt the first major collision with the u. S. Navy vessel in recent months. In june the uss fitzgerald collided with a cargo vessel. Seven sailors died when the compartment they were in flooded in just 90 seconds. A lot of prayers going out for those ten missing sailors right now. We understand there are helicopters in the area as well as other ships trying to help find those ten sailors who have gone missing as a result of this. Five are injured. The Defense Department reporter Lukas Thomason is standing by. You are on the phone. Whats the latest that you are hearing about the fate of the uss john mccain and the ten sailors missing . We understand it is moving back to a port. Thats right. In addition to the ten sailors missing, five are injured. I just got off the phone with the officials in japan. The five that are injured, they characterize
Heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. A hasty withdrawal would create a vacuum that terrorists, including isis and al qaeda, would instantly fill a core pillar of our new strategy is a shift from a time based approach to one based on conditions. President trump now promising to pump additional troops in the war torn country, not specifying how many and not naming any particular benchmarks for success. The major policy reversal for donald trump who in the past urged the United States to get out of afghanistan. How many troops are going . Well, the answer to that i think will be based on conditions on the ground. One thing is to be a candidate and talk about what you think the other thing is to be a president and talk about what you know. In some ways it was his most courageous speech because he told the truth at the very beginning. Largely stuck to a script last night. Americans will wait to see what they hear from him this evening when
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