Overview
- U.S. officials said a major fire on the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins earlier this week cut the ship’s electricity and propulsion.
- No injuries have been reported, and the Navy has not confirmed the cause, location within the Indo-Pacific, damage details, or a repair timeline.
- The ship is homeported in Yokosuka, Japan and serves with the 7th Fleet, which anchors U.S. presence in Asia.
- When a warship loses power and propulsion, it cannot maneuver or operate many sensors, weapons, and pumps used to defend the crew.
- The incident is the third recent U.S. Navy fire, after separate blazes injured sailors on the carriers Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gerald R. Ford.