Four U.S. Navy Accidents In Asia This Year

The McCain's collision with the Alnic MC caused "significant damage" to the destroyer's hull, resulting in flooding in the crew berths, machinery and communications rooms. (MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS JOSHUA FULTON)

CNN: A spate of US Navy warship accidents in Asia since January

(CNN)Another US Navy warship accident in Asian waters took place early Monday, the fourth this year.

The USS John S. McCain, a Navy guided-missile destroyer, collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore.

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday he supports a decision by the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson to conduct a "broader inquiry" into the recent accidents and "to determine any causal factors." Mattis spoke to reporters while traveling in Jordan.

In the wake of Monday's collision, Richardson is expected to order a rare operational pause across the entire Navy, a US defense official told CNN. The pause is a one-day, safety stand-down that would be done over the course of a couple of weeks and at the discretion of individual commands, the source said.

The following are the details of the four accidents:

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Update: Previous Collisions Involving U.S. Navy Vessels (New York Times)

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