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    US sailors missing after naval warship collision

    The USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker this morning near Singapore, just over two months since another destroyer, the USS Fitzgerald, was struck by a container ship off the coast of Japan. All this as naval exercises are under way in waters off Korea.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 21, 2017 • 1 min read

    The USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker this morning near Singapore, just over two months since another destroyer, the USS Fitzgerald, was struck by a container ship off the coast of Japan. All this as naval exercises are under way in waters off Korea. Tara Copp, Pentagon bureau chief for the Military Times, says in the aftermath of the two recent events the Navy has ordered an in-depth review into training, maintenance and operational tempo.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Tara Copp

      Military Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Trump's base: Collapsing, holding fast or somewhere in between?
    1. 1:22US sailors missing after naval warship collisionYou’re reading this
    2. 7:57Trump's base: Why isn’t it crumbling?
    3. 40:19Why the eclipse could 'make America great again'
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