Two US Navy Sailors Injured After Destroyer, Supply Ship Collide During Refuelling: Report

Two US Navy personnel were injured after a guided missile destroyer and a supply ship collided during a refuelling operation in the Caribbean, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

The newspaper reported that the USS Truxtun (DDG-103), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, struck the USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) while the vessels were conducting a replenishment-at-sea operation on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for US Southern Command told media outlets that two sailors sustained minor injuries and are in stable condition. Both ships are operational and sailing safely.

The collision occurred during a ship-to-ship refuelling manoeuvre, a standard naval operation in which two vessels sail side by side to transfer fuel and supplies. The cause of the incident

remains under investigation.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the ships were part of a broader US military deployment in the Caribbean ordered by President Donald Trump in recent months to combat drug trafficking in the region.

The report pointed out that while vessels like the USNS Supply are owned by the Navy, they are typically operated by civilian mariners.

The USS Truxtun had deployed earlier this month from its home port at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia.

Authorities have not indicated any hostile action or external threat in connection with the collision.