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The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold lost power due to an engineering casualty involving its generators and drifted for four days in the South China Sea before being towed to Subic Bay; power was restored after two days, there were no injuries, meals were provided by USS Robert Smalls, and the episode occurs alongside broader discussions about deployed sailors' strain and morale amid ongoing carrier deployments.
Four days of power loss forced the USS Benfold, a 10,000-ton Arleigh Burke destroyer, to rely on other ships for meals, water and basic services after an engineering casualty hit its generators in the South China Sea on July 24. The ship was towed to Subic Bay for repairs (completed by August 8) and returned to duty with no injuries reported. The Navy is investigating the cause amid broader concerns about fleet strain due to ongoing operations related to Iran and other commitments, a context that includes a previous power loss on USS Higgins.