Navy to probe fitness of fleet after collisions

SINGAPORE — The U.S. Navy ordered a broad investigation Monday into the performance and readiness of the Pacific-based 7th Fleet after an early morning collision between the John S. McCain and an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left 10 U.S. sailors missing and others injured. It was the second major collision in the past two months involving the Navy’s 7th Fleet. Seven sailors died in June when the Fitzgerald and a container ship collided in waters off Japan. Navy Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, will call for a pause in operations and seek a deeper look at how the Navy trains and certifies its forces that are operating around Japan, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said.