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Fire Knocks USS Higgins' Power, Propulsion — No Injuries

5/1/2026

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The fire aboard the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins disabled propulsion and electrical systems, a rare failure of its redundant design.
The blaze caused a loss of power but caused no injuries.
The destroyer, homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, last transmitted Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from Singapore in February.
Pentagon officials directed inquiries to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, noting the incident follows three other Navy ship fires this year.

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The fire aboard the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins disabled propulsion and electrical systems, a rare failure of its redundant design.
The blaze caused a loss of power but caused no injuries.
The destroyer, homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, last transmitted Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from Singapore in February.
Pentagon officials directed inquiries to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, noting the incident follows three other Navy ship fires this year.