Decatur man said to be among missing from Navy ship

By Mary Cooley

Updated August 21, 2017 2:21 PM

Damage to the portside is visible as the Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) steers towards Changi naval base in Singapore following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. The USS John S. McCain was docked at Singapore’s naval base with “significant damage” to its hull after an early morning collision with the Alnic MC as vessels from several nations searched Monday for missing U.S. sailors. Mass Communication Specialist 2n AP

The family of a Decatur man has posted on social media that he is among the 10 sailors missing after a collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker east of the busy Straits of Malacca on Sunday morning.

Logan Palmer is among the missing, the family says. Palmer’s family attends Life Foursquare Church in Decatur, according to the Herald & Review, and the lead pastor told the paper that the church is helping the family.

“We have absolutely a group of men and women who are helping the family in any way possible,” said lead pastor the Rev. Mark Cooper.

Palmer is a graduate of the Sangamon Valley High School, according to WAND17.

Ten sailors are missing and four sailors are being treated for injuries. A fifth sailor was injured but did not require medical treatment, according to a statement for the U.S. 7th Fleet.

This story was originally published August 21, 2017 at 1:54 PM with the headline "Decatur man said to be among missing from Navy ship."

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