A US Navy destroyer and a support ship collided in the Caribbean on Wednesday, leaving two people with minor injuries.
A US Navy destroyer and a support ship collided in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday.
A military spokesperson said the incident occurred during a replenishment-at-sea.
Two personnel were injured but are in stable condition.
The incident involving the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply occurred during a replenishment-at-sea, a spokesperson for US Southern Command confirmed to Business Insider.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the collision.
Two personnel reported minor injuries but are in stable condition, the official said, adding that both ships are sailing safely and that the incident is under investigation.
Areplenishment-at-seais a naval process in which one ship transfers supplies, such as fuel or munitions, to another while sailing closely alongside one another.
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It is a particularly dangerous job given the proximity of the two ships, and there have been accidents during resupply in the past, including a near-miss in 2024 that saw a skipper lose his command. It's unclear what caused the most recent incident.
The Navy deployedroughly a dozen warshipsto the Caribbean last year as part of a pressure campaign against Venezuela and its then-President Nicolás Maduro. Despitehis capture in early January, the massive naval force has remained in the region.
USS Truxtun is one of the Navy warships still deployed to the Southern Command area of responsibility, a defense official told Business Insider.
In recent weeks, the Navy and other US military forces haveseized several sanctioned oil tankersin the Caribbean, the Atlantic, and as far away as the Indian Ocean.
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