US Navy destroyer adrift in South China Sea for four days after losing power
The US guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold conducts routine operations while underway in South China Sea on 23 July 2026. Photograph: Seaman Apprentice Andrew Novak/US NavyView image in fullscreenThe US guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold conducts routine operations while underway in South China Sea on 23 July 2026. Another vessel, USS Robert Smalls, the cruiser attached to the strike group, had to help provide meals for the crew.Families of US sailors denounce Trump and Hegseth for ‘dismissing their experiences and calling them liars’Read moreComer said that the Benfield lost power on 24 July and was towed on 28 July.
- ▪The US guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold conducts routine operations while underway in South China Sea on 23 July 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Seaman Apprentice Andrew Novak/US NavyView image in fullscreenThe US guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold conducts routine operations while underway in South China Sea on 23 July 2026.
- ▪Another vessel, USS Robert Smalls, the cruiser attached to the strike group, had to help provide meals for the crew.Families of US sailors denounce Trump and Hegseth for ‘dismissing their experiences and calling them liars’Read moreComer sa
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The US guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold conducts routine operations while underway in South China Sea on 23 July 2026. Photograph: Seaman Apprentice Andrew Novak/US NavyView image in fullscreenThe US guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold conducts routine operations while underway in South China Sea on 23 July 2026. Photograph: Seaman Apprentice Andrew Novak/US NavyUS militaryUS Navy destroyer adrift in South China Sea for four days after losing powerUSS Benfold lost power after ‘engineering casualty’ leaving sailors without galley services, toilets and air conditioningEdward HelmoreMon 17 Aug 2026 17.01 EDTFirst published on Mon 17 Aug 2026 14.09 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA US guided-missile destroyer reportedly spent four days adrift and without power in the South China Sea…
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