Posted on 02/12/2026 6:23:58 AM PST by BenLurkin
A US Navy warship collided into a Navy supply vessel during a refuel operation, the US military's Southern Command confirmed to the BBC.
Two people reported minor injuries during Wednesday's replenishment-at-sea operation, Southern Command said, and are in stable condition.
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The exact location of the crash between the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Truxtun and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply was not immediately clear.
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The exact location of the crash between the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Truxtun and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply was not immediately clear.
The USNS Supply ship has been operating in the Caribbean, according to the Wall Street Journal, which is part of Southern Command's area of responsibility. Southern Command is also responsible for parts of the South Atlantic and the South Pacific.
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I reenlisted one of my sailors in the boatswain’s chair during an unrep in the pacific. One of my highlights.
“I’m curious why the ships don’t stop for these operations (other than that would make them sitting ducks in wartime).”
They have no control if stopped.
Somebody’s losing a command...
And just like that….a career is ended.
Hmmm. Here's the current Commanding Officer of the USS Truxtan. (You won't be disappointed).
https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/Leadership/All-Leadership/Article/3647157/commanding-officer-uss-truxtun-ddg-103/
Guy in my Bible Study who served on a destroyer in the 1950’s.
“Captain, we are low on fuel. We need to collide with that big ship”.
“Collision course. The FNG has the conn”
He said there was no chance of being torpedoed because even submarines wouldn’t come out in that weather.
What? The Navy forgot how to buff?
Refueling at sea is a standard operation, but misreading wind, wave action or currents can result in undesired contact.
In other DEI news the USPS lost my packages…again.
I've seen more than I can count.
I worked a few as a deck Seaman; it can be unnerving seeing the tanker get closer and closer while hooked up.
I've seen more than I can count.
I worked a few as a deck Seaman; it can be unnerving seeing the tanker get closer and closer while hooked up.
I've seen more than I can count.
I worked a few as a deck Seaman; it can be unnerving seeing the tanker get closer and closer while hooked up.
That coffee will get creamed.
....yup...! back in my day his next assignment would be as C.O. of the United States Navy Cordrespondence Course Center, Scotia, New York, wnile awaiting out processing toward his retirement....!!...but, then, again.....he IS a minority after all....that would be RASSSIS’ ....!!
He looks good on paper.
Been there done that. Always a little added stress during highline/refueling details.
Based on films I’ve seen of at sea and underway refueling and resupply operations it’s amazing that such accidents don’t happen all the time.
I’m glad you were there to do the right thing, and I’m glad a decent senior leader commended you for that.
I think people can get too fast and loose with what seems “normal” and not hold the occasion to the rigor it should have always had.
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