Two sailors are confirmed dead and three are still missing after two ships collided in the waters off Singapore. The collision happened between an Indonesian-registered tanker and a Dominican-registered dredger.<br/><br/>Twelve crew – 11 Chinese nationals and one Malaysian – were on the dredger. Seven of the Chinese nationals have been rescued and taken to hospital. The tanker's 26 Indonesian crew members were not injured.<br/><br/>The Singapore Maritime Port Authority said in a statement that the dredger capsized and was partially submerged, while the tanker was damaged on one side.<br/><br/>Authorities are conducting rescue operations and have deployed search vessels and a helicopter. They said shipping in the busy Singapore Strait was not disrupted. The accident comes less than a month after a US destroyer and an oil tanker collided near Singapore, leaving 10 US crewmen dead.