WASHINGTON (CNN)-- In what a U.S. military official calls an "inadvertent encounter," a Chinese submarine hit an underwater sonar array being towed by the destroyer USS John McCain on Thursday.

The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision. Ahmad Masood/Reuters There has been some wild speculation that a foreign nation might have hacked the ...

Several factors were blamed for the collision, including lack of communication and crew fatigue. In August 2017, the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), a destroyer, collided with the Alnic MC ...

The U.S. Navy has dismissed the commander of its 7th Fleet from duty, following the second deadly ship collision in less than three months.

Ten sailors died and five sustained injuries when USS John S. McCain collided with a 600-foot ... By the Navy’s own admission, “the collision was avoidable and both ships demonstrated poor ...

Six officials with first-hand knowledge of the surface force then and now spoke to Defense News leading up to the anniversary of the McCain collision. The surface navy has worked since 2017 to ...

The shock collision occurred late Wednesday evening ... Two months later, 10 sailors were killed when the USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker off Singapore.