A 30-year-old Navy destroyer drifted without power for four days in one of the world's most contested waterways, and the Pentagon said nothing about it until weeks later. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, suffered a complete generator failure on July 24 while sailing with the George Washington carrier strike group in the […] The post USS Benfold lost power for four days in the South China Sea, leaving 300 sailors without water or working toilets appeared first on American Almanac .
A 30-year-old Navy destroyer drifted without power for four days in one of the world's most contested waterways, and the Pentagon said nothing about it until weeks later. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, suffered a complete generator failure on July 24 while sailing with the George Washington carrier strike group in the South China Sea. The roughly 300 sailors aboard spent the next four days without potable water, hot food, functioning toilets, or air conditioning aboard the nearly 10,000-ton warship, ABC News reported . Contracted tugboats eventually towed the Benfold to Subic Bay in the Philippines, where it arrived July 28. Navy maintenance specialists met the ship to begin repairs. Power came back…Open
Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge to rule speedily on the complex's renovation and entrance tarp. The National Symphony Orchestra also announced its new season, away from the Kennedy Center.
Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge to rule speedily on the complex's renovation and entrance tarp. The National Symphony Orchestra also announced its new season, away from the Kennedy Center.Open
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