Reported that the United States Navy sailors "Munster Sam" destroyer, on Tuesday morning local time, about 9 reported missing. The US Navy's statement said the destroyer was in the South China Sea "to carry out routine tasks."". Sailors on the USS sam sam did many searches for the ship, trying to locate the missing sailor.
The United States Navy says the Hawaii personnel assistance center is also helping with the search.
The ship owned by the sailor had entered the 12 nautical mile China Zhongjian Island
In July 2nd, two American defense officials said on the same day, the U. S. Department of defense sent a guided missile destroyer ("Munster Sam") China into the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea Island 12 miles range. The Chinese Ministry of foreign affairs condemned the US destroyer's unauthorized entry into the territorial sea of the Chinese Paracel Islands, and strongly urged the United States to immediately stop such provocative acts that seriously violated China's sovereignty and threatened China's security.
The Chinese side said that the United States under the banner of "freedom of navigation" banner, once again sending warships to enter Paracel Islands Chinese territorial waters, the law and the relevant Chinese in violation of international law, a serious violation of China sovereignty, destruction of the waters of peace, security and good order, threatening Chinese Island safety facilities and personnel, is a serious political and military provocations. The Chinese side expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the relevant US actions.
Search for missing sailors in the Asia Pacific region for the second time in two months
Reported that this is the United States Navy two months in the second search for missing sailors in the Asia Pacific region. In June this year, "a soldier," missile cruiser was reported missing in the waters near Okinawa, then the U.S. military conducted 50 hours of search. A few days later, the sailor was found hiding in a ship's engine room.
