USS John S. McCain DDG 56 Rescues Korean Vessel

As Rough As It May Seem,It's Still Steady As You Go...


YELLOW SEA (Mar. 10, 2008) - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) assisted in the rescue of eleven crew members of a Republic of Korea (ROK) fishing vessel off the Korean Peninsula.

At approximately 6:10 a.m. McCain’s bridge watch team observed a fire on a ship in the horizon and in response, maneuvered towards the burning vessel. Upon observing a life raft with eleven people on board drifting in the vicinity of the burning ship, McCain crew members immediately launched a RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat)
to recover them from the raft.

The lifeboat occupants were then brought aboard the destroyer where they were provided blankets, hot food and beverages. A McCain Independent Duty Corpsman was on stand-by to provide medical assistance, but the Korean passengers reported no
injuries.

Following the rescue, several ROK vessels arrived on scene to extinguish the burning fishing vessel. The rescued crew members were then transported to an ROK Coast Guard vessel.

McCain had just recently completed participation in the U.S.-ROK exercise FOAL EAGLE and is assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 as part of the U.S. Navy’s forward deployed naval forces operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. USS John S. McCain is commanded by Cmdr. John Banigan.



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