The U.S. Navy destroyer John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca early Monday local time, leaving 10 crew members missing and five others injured, the Navy said.

The destroyer belongs to the 7th Fleet based in Yokosuka near Tokyo. Another guided-missile destroyer from the fleet, the Fitzgerald, collided with a container ship near the Japanese coast in June, killing seven sailors aboard the warship.

(The U.S. Navy / Kyodo)

 The U.S. destroyer John S. McCain (L) and a Singapore naval ship

 The collision damaged the rear section on the port side of the John S. McCain but the ship was able to sail under its own power and arrived at Changi Naval Base in Singapore, the Navy said. It also said search and rescue efforts are under way in coordination with local authorities.

Of the five injured, four were taken to a hospital in Singapore by a helicopter for non-life threatening injuries and the fifth sailor does not require further medical attention, the Navy said.

The John S. McCain collided with the tanker Alnic MC east of the Strait of Malacca, and the collision was reported at 5:24 a.m., Singapore time, according to the Navy. The accident, which occurred within Singaporean waters, has left the tanker damaged but without injuries to its crew, the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore said.

The destroyer was travelling to Singapore for a routine port visit at the time.

Singapore and Malaysian authorities have both dispatched ships to assist the U.S. Navy in the search and rescue efforts, while the Navy has mobilized an Osprey transport aircraft and Seahawk helicopters.

"Thoughts & prayers are w/ our @USNavy sailors aboard the #USSJohnSMcCain where search & rescue efforts are underway," U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted late Sunday night.

The John S. McCain is the same Arleigh Burke-class destroyer as the Fitzgerald and is 154 meters long. On Aug. 10, it took part in the Navy's third "freedom of navigation operation" in the South China Sea since Trump became president, Reuters news agency reported earlier.

The destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles, or 22 kilometers, of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands, among a string of islets, reefs and shoals, the report said. China has territorial rows with its neighbors over the area.

The Alnic MC is a Liberian-flagged, 183-meter oil and chemical tanker that was due to make a port call at Singapore on Monday after leaving a port in South Korea on July 3, according to ship-related information site MarineTraffic.

The U.S. Navy said last week it will remove the commander and two other senior officers of the Fitzgerald over the fatal collision with the Philippine-flagged container ship off Japan's Izu Peninsula on June 17.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said there is no report of oil pollution, and that traffic in the Singapore Strait is unaffected, adding that it is investigating the incident.

The U.S. destroyer John S. McCain (R) and a Singapore naval ship