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| An American warship has been damaged after a tug boat drifted into the destroyer during a drill off Japan, according to the US navy, the latest in a spate of incidents in Asia. | An American warship has been damaged after a tug boat drifted into the destroyer during a drill off Japan, according to the US navy, the latest in a spate of incidents in Asia. |
| The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold was participating in a scheduled towing exercise in Sagami Bay on Saturday when the Japanese tug lost propulsion, according to the US 7th Fleet. | The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold was participating in a scheduled towing exercise in Sagami Bay on Saturday when the Japanese tug lost propulsion, according to the US 7th Fleet. |
| The incident came as Japanese and US forces take part in a 10-day joint naval drill until 26 November in a show of force aimed at North Korea, whose nuclear ambitions dominated US President Donald Trump’s recent Asia trip. | The incident came as Japanese and US forces take part in a 10-day joint naval drill until 26 November in a show of force aimed at North Korea, whose nuclear ambitions dominated US President Donald Trump’s recent Asia trip. |
| “No-one was injured on either vessel and Benfold sustained minimal damage, including scrapes on its side, pending a full damage assessment,” a statement from the 7th fleet said late Saturday, adding the warship remained at sea under her own power. | “No-one was injured on either vessel and Benfold sustained minimal damage, including scrapes on its side, pending a full damage assessment,” a statement from the 7th fleet said late Saturday, adding the warship remained at sea under her own power. |
| “The Japanese commercial tug is being towed by another vessel to a port in Yokosuka,” southwest of Tokyo, it said. | “The Japanese commercial tug is being towed by another vessel to a port in Yokosuka,” southwest of Tokyo, it said. |
| The Japanese coastguard said the tug lost control and drifted into the warship as a rope got caught in its propeller, but confirmed there were no injuries. | The Japanese coastguard said the tug lost control and drifted into the warship as a rope got caught in its propeller, but confirmed there were no injuries. |
| The 7th Fleet has been involved in more than one deadly collision in Asia so far this year. | The 7th Fleet has been involved in more than one deadly collision in Asia so far this year. |
| The USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker off Singapore in August, killing 10 sailors and injuring five others. | The USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker off Singapore in August, killing 10 sailors and injuring five others. |
| Two months earlier in June, the USS Fitzgerald and a cargo ship smashed into each other off Japan, leaving seven sailors dead. | Two months earlier in June, the USS Fitzgerald and a cargo ship smashed into each other off Japan, leaving seven sailors dead. |
| There were also two more, lesser-known incidents. In January USS Antietam ran aground near its base in Japan, and in May, USS Lake Champlain collided with a South Korean fishing vessel. | There were also two more, lesser-known incidents. In January USS Antietam ran aground near its base in Japan, and in May, USS Lake Champlain collided with a South Korean fishing vessel. |