US Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for 4 days in the Pacific

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A US Navy destroyer, USS Benfold, experienced a critical failure causing loss of power for four days in the Pacific Ocean, affecting essential services onboard including drinking water and air conditioning. The incident was confirmed by the Navy spokesman.

A US Navy destroyer with about 300 sailors aboard suffered a major breakdown in the Pacific Ocean last month that left it without power for four days, the Navy confirmed in a statement. The USS Benfold “reported an engineering casualty involving its generators, causing a loss of power” on July 24, Navy spokesman Commander Matthew Comer said in the statement. The breakdown meant the crew went without drinking water, meals, functioning toilets and air conditioning for days aboard the ship, Comer...