Navy identifies 2 dead sailors; 8 still missing from the destroyer ship John McCain
The U.S. Navy has found the remains of two of the 10 sailors missing after the destroyer ship John McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore.
Divers recovered the remains of Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, 26, on Thursday night. He is from Suffield, Conn.
They earlier recovered the remains of Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kenneth Aaron Smith, 22, whom the Navy listed as being from New Jersey. His mother said Smith grew up in Novi, Mich., and moved to Norfolk, Via., as a teenager with his father.
The military said five sailors were injured and 10 were missing following Monday’s collision. The Navy said missing sailors were from Missouri, Texas, Maryland, Ohio, New York, Connecticut and Illinois.
The collision tore a hole in the ship’s left rear hull and flooded adjacent compartments, including crew berths and machinery and communication rooms. The U.S. Navy said it has suspended search and rescue efforts, though divers continue search and recovery efforts inside flooded compartments of the ship.
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