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In Pictures: The search for missing USS John S. McCain sailors
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Aug 24, 2017, 10:49 AM
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Aug 24, 2017, 07:37 AM
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RSAF personnel boarding a C-130 before a search for missing sailors from the USS John S. McCain on Day Three of the multi-national search-and-rescue efforts on Aug 23, 2017.
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Singapore's search area was further expanded to 5,524 sq km on Wednesday from 2,620 sq km on Aug 22, 2017, as rescue efforts turned up empty.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Despite the expanded area, no survivors have been found as of Aug 23, 2017.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Two Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) aircrafts, a C-130 and a Fokker 50, were among those involved on Aug 23, 2017, with a Super Puma helicopter on standby.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
In the C-130 mission accompanied by media representatives, the search spanned 1,269 sq km over the eastern and northern parts of the Singapore search area.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Twenty RSAF personnel were involved in the mission - one of the 10 that have taken place since Aug 21, 2017.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
In the seven-hour operation, 12 RSAF personnel were designated as "scanners", some of whom wore sunglasses to shield their eyes from the glare.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Fatigue was a concern in the six hours of searching, so the servicemen took 30-minute shifts with 10 to 15-minute breaks.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
The team was deployed to look out for survivors, or bodies of the missing sailors.
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In total, more than 300 personnel from Singapore have been deployed so far.
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Scanners looking out for survivors and bodies through the windows on board a C-130 flying over the South China Sea, in search of missing sailors from the USS John S. McCain, on Aug 23, 2017.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
The view from one of the windows on the RSAF's C-130 aircraft. For better visibility, the aircraft did low-level flying - 500ft above the sea.
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An air crew specialist from 122 Squadron on board the C-130 looking out for survivors or bodies, in Day Three of the search efforts on Aug 23, 2017.
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Ships in search of missing sailors from the USS John S. McCain on Aug 23, 2017.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
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