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Two US navy ships collide, US Southern Command says

By AAP Newswire

Feb 13, 2026

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold — Officials have not confirmed where the USS Truxtun and the ⁠USNS Supply collided. -AP

A ‌US warship and a navy supply vessel have collided ‌during refuelling, the United States Southern ‌Command has told Reuters in an emailed statement.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun and the Supply-class fast ‌combat support ‌ship ⁠USNS Supply collided during a replenishment at sea, said the statement from the Southern Command, whose areas of responsibility include Central and South America and the ⁠Caribbean.