Bodies of all 10 US Navy personnel recovered

SINGAPORE: The bodies of all 10 sailors who went missing following the collision between the USS John S McCain and a merchant vessel have been recovered, said the US Seventh Fleet.

In a statement, the US Seventh Fleet said the US Navy and Marine Corps divers have recovered the remaining eight bodies, following the two bodies which were recovered last week. The guided missile destroyer was involved in a collision with merchant vessel Alnic MC in waters east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug 21.