US destroyer collides with oil tanker

The US navy says a search and rescue operation is taking place off the coast of Singapore, after one of its ships collided with an oil tanker near the Strait of Malacca. The USS John S McCain - a guided missile destroyer - was damaged in the incident and a number of military personnel are unaccounted for.

Geoff Ziezulewicz a senior reporter at Military Times explains the incident.

(Photo: The USS John S McCain. Credit: Reuters/US Navy)