Two US Navy Ships Collide in Waters Near South America

Two people reported minor injuries Wednesday when a US warship and a Navy supply vessel assigned to the military buildup in the Caribbean collided during a ship-to-ship refueling, a military spokesman told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Truxtun and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply collided during a replenishment-at-sea, according to US Southern Command spokesman Col. Emmanuel Ortiz. Two people reported minor injuries and are in stable condition, and both ships have reported that they are able to continue sailing safely, Ortiz said.The cause of the collision isn’t yet clear and the incident is under investigation, Ortiz added. The exact location of the collision wasn’t immediately available. A military official stated that the collision was in the Southern Command area of responsibility, which includes the Caribbean and parts of the South Atlantic and South Pacific.

President Donald Trump ordered a massive naval buildup in the Caribbean in recent months to support his campaign against drug traffickers in the region. There are 12 warships in US Southern Command, including the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group.Collisions involving Navy warships are relatively rare and can be deadly. Seventeen sailors died in two separate collisions between Navy destroyers and merchant ships in the Pacific in 2017.

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Two US Navy Ships Collide in Waters Near South America

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