USS John S. McCain leaves Yokosuka for the first time since fatal 2017 collision
USS John S. McCain leaves Yokosuka for the first time since fatal 2017 collision
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan – The USS John S. McCain sailed away from the Yokosuka pier about 10:15 a.m. Monday, its first trip to sea since suffering hundreds of millions of dollars in damages during a 2017 fatal collision.
The guided-missile destroyer is undergoing sea trials, a Navy term for a comprehensive set of at-sea testing of systems including “navigation, damage control, mechanical and electrical systems, combat systems, communications, and propulsion application,” according to a Navy statement Monday.
Sea trials typically last about a week and are required for every ship returning to sea.
The McCain on Aug. 21, 2017, collided near Singapore with the Alnic MC, a commercial oil tanker, which impaled itself into the McCain’s port side.
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