the hole flooded the ship 's port side . jeff stutzman , an ex - information warfare specialist in the navy who works at a cyber threat intelligence company , told mcclatchy that “ there ’s something more the destroyer uss john mccain has arrived at changi naval base in singapore after a collision with a civilian oil tanker . navy divers are on scene at changi and further assessing damage . it was the second deadly mishap that occurred in the pacific in the past three months . the us navy ordered an investigation monday into its entire 7th fleet , based in the pacific , after the uss john s mccain was involved in a run - in with an oil tanker near singapore . adm. john richardson tweeted that the navy will lead the investigation . learn more the collision of a second us warship this year points to the possibility of cyber espionage , an expert has warned . ten sailors remain missing and five were medically evacuated in the second collision in two months involving a u.s. navy destroyer and a civilian tanker , . richardson made clear that there is no evidence of a hacking at this point , but some cyber experts have raised to possiblity given the location of the warships .