US EditionTwo US Navy Ships Collide During Caribbean Refueling, 2 Injured
The collision during a replenishment-at-sea operation injured two sailors who remain stable; both USS Truxtun and USNS Supply continued sailing while the cause is investigated.
- On Wednesday, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Truxtun collided with the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply in the Caribbean, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and confirmed to Business Insider by US Southern Command.
- Replenishment-at-Sea operations require ships to sail closely while transferring fuel or munitions, raising accident risk; past mishaps include the June 17, 2017 USS Fitzgerald collision that killed seven sailors.
- Two personnel were injured but are in stable condition, and US Southern Command spokesman Col. Emmanuel Ortiz said both ships are sailing safely while the cause is under investigation.
- US Southern Command said the collision occurred in its area of responsibility, which includes the Caribbean and parts of the South Atlantic and South Pacific, following last year's deployment of roughly a dozen warships to pressure then‑President Nicolás Maduro.
- Recent enforcement actions across the Caribbean and beyond frame the broader operational context as the Navy and other US forces seized several sanctioned oil tankers in recent weeks, and the massive naval force has remained in the region despite his capture in early January.
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Two US Navy Ships Collide During Refuelling In Carribean, Two Injured
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN - Two US ships collided in the Caribbean during a resupply operation Wednesday, leaving two people with minor injuries, a military spokesperson told CNN. The collision, between the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun and the fast combat support ship USNS Supply, is under investigation, a spokesperson for US Southern Command told CNN today. The story was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Both shi…
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