Poughkeepsie Resident Among 10 Sailors Missing After Collision

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — A Poughkeepsie man is among the 10 sailors missing after the USS John S. McCain and a Liberian merchant vessel collided Monday. A release from the U.S. Navy said that Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Corey George Ingram, 28, was listed as missing. The Navy has suspended search and rescue after more than 80 hours of multinational search efforts which covered approximately 2,100-square-mile area east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

Ten sailors went missing following a collision between the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and the Liberian-flagged merchant vessel Alnic MC Aug. 21. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

The Navy has recovered and identified the remains of one sailor: Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kenneth Aaron Smith, 22, of Cherry Hill, NJ.

Navy and Marine Corps divers will continue search and recovery efforts inside flooded compartments in the ship for the missing sailors.

Photo courtesy United States Navy