USNI News:
USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Wednesday where repairs will be made to fix the damage caused by the deadly Aug. 21 collision with a merchant ship.
McCain arrived in Tokyo Bay on Dec. 5, aboard the heavy lift transport vessel MV Treasure, and for several days crews prepared the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to be offloaded from the transport ship before it was towed pier side in Yokosuka. Repairs, one of the largest such projects to occur at U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility-Japan Regional Maintenance Center, are expected to take about a year to complete, according to a statement released by the Navy.
When McCain collided with the tanker Alnic MC outside of Singapore, the merchant ship’s bulbous bow struck the port side of the warship, causing extensive damage and flooding below the waterline, resulting in the death of 10 sailors.
