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A significant fire aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins reportedly damaged propulsion and electrical power, with location and circumstances not disclosed. The ship is forward-deployed to Yokosuka under the 7th Fleet in the Indo-Pacific, and no injuries have been reported. This marks the third U.S. warship fire this year as investigations continue into the incidents.
A US Navy Arleigh Burke–class destroyer, USS Higgins, experienced an electrical casualty that caused a loss of power and propulsion for several hours in the Indo-Pacific. The outage left the ship electronically blind and immobile, with a crew of about 300; there were no injuries. Initial reports point to an electrical malfunction with possible sparking or smoke that ceased after power was removed. Power and propulsion have since been restored, but the exact location within the Indo-Pacific region and the cause remain under investigation.
A major fire aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins knocked out electricity and propulsion, with no U.S. service members injured as of Wednesday. The cause and exact location within INDOPACOM were not disclosed, and repair timelines remain unclear. Higgins is forward-deployed in Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the 7th Fleet under INDOPACOM, and had been in Singapore as of February; this incident follows other recent Navy ship fires, though further details are not yet available.