USS
Be fold
spe t
fou
days
without
wo ki g
toilets,
AC,
a d
galley
se vices
afte
a
e gi ee i g
failu e
k ocked
out
powe
i
the
South
Chi a
Sea,
ma ki g
the
seco d
such
i cide t
this
yea .
A
US
Navy
guided-missile
dest oye
spe t
fou
days
without
wo ki g
toilets,
galley
se vices,
ai
co ditio i g
a d
some
potable-wate
facilities
afte
a
e gi ee i g
failu e
k ocked
out
powe
aboa d
the
ship
i
the
South
Chi a
Sea
last
mo th,
acco di g
to
a
epo t
by
CNN.The
USS
Be fold,
a
A leigh
Bu ke-class
dest oye ,
suffe ed
a
“e gi ee i g
casualty
i volvi g
its
ge e ato s”
o
July
24
while
co ducti g
outi e
ope atio s
i
the
I do-Pacific,
US
7th
Fleet
spokespe so
Cmd
Matthew
Come
told
CNN.
The
Navy
said
the e
we e
o
i ju ies
amo g
the
c ew.
What
happe ed
aboa d
USS
Be fold?
What
happe ed
aboa d
USS
Be fold?
The
powe
loss
affected
seve al
esse tial
se vices
aboa d
the
ea ly
10,000-to
wa ship,
i cludi g
its
toilets,
galley,
ai
co ditio i g
a d
potable
wate .
The
i cide t
also
affected
the
ship’s
ability
to
ma oeuv e
i depe de tly,
acco di g
to
the
Navy.The
exact
cause
of
the
failu e
emai s
u de
i vestigatio .
The
i cide t
was
fi st
epo ted
by
USNI
News.The
Be fold
was
eve tually
take
to
Subic
Bay
i
the
Philippi es
fo
epai s.
The
Navy
said
epai s
we e
completed
by
August
8
a d
that
the
dest oye
subseque tly
etu ed
to
duty.The
Be fold
was
ot
left
e ti ely
without
suppo t
du i g
the
i cide t.
The
guided-missile
c uise
USS
Robe t
Smalls
p ovided
cooked
meals,
while
othe
vessels
f om
the
Japa -based
USS
Geo ge
Washi gto
Ca ie
St ike
G oup
also
assisted
the
dest oye
du i g
the
fou -day
outage,
acco di g
to
the
7th
Fleet.The
i cide t
occu ed
i
the
South
Chi a
Sea
i
late
July,
whe
daytime
tempe atu es
typically
a ged
betwee
about
32°C
a d
37°C,
maki g
the
loss
of
ai
co ditio i g
pa ticula ly
difficult
fo
the
c ew.Fo me
US
Navy
captai
Ca l
Schuste ,
who
p eviously
expe ie ced
a
much
sho te
powe
loss
aboa d
a
dest oye ,
told
CNN
that
the
situatio
would
have
placed
diffe e t
p essu es
o
the
c ew,
f om
e gi ee s
wo ki g
to
esto e
powe
to
avigatio
office s
deali g
with
the
ship’s
positio
a d
weathe .
Seco d
US
dest oye
powe
failu e
this
yea
Seco d
US
dest oye
powe
failu e
this
yea
The
Be fold
i cide t
is
the
seco d
epo ted
powe – elated
failu e
i volvi g
a
US
Navy
dest oye
i
the
I do-Pacific
this
yea .I
May,
the
USS
Higgi s
lost
powe
a d
p opulsio
fo
seve al
hou s
i
the
egio
afte
what
the
Navy
desc ibed
as
a
elect ical-system
“e gi ee i g
casualty”.
The
i cide t
left
the
dest oye ,
which
had
about
300
c ew
membe s,
tempo a ily
u able
to
ma oeuv e,
CNN
epo ted.The
Be fold
a d
Higgi s
belo g
to
the
A leigh
Bu ke
class,
the
backbo e
of
the
US
Navy’s
su face
fleet,
which
has
mo e
tha
70
dest oye s
i
se vice.
I cide t
comes
amid
wide
st ai
o
US
Navy
I cide t
comes
amid
wide
st ai
o
US
Navy
The
Be fold’s
b eakdow
comes
as
the
US
Navy
faces
g owi g
sc uti y
ove
the
dema ds
placed
o
its
ships
a d
c ews
by
the
p olo ged
wa
with
I a
a d
commitme ts
ac oss
multiple
egio s.The
USS
Ab aham
Li col
has
bee
at
sea
fo
a
u usually
lo g
deployme t
while
co ducti g
ope atio s
agai st
I a .
Repo ts
have
aised
co ce s
about
co ditio s
aboa d
the
ca ie ,
i cludi g
c ew
welfa e,
supplies
a d
me tal
health,
although
Pe tago
a d
Navy
officials
have
disputed
some
of
the
claims.The
Navy
is
ow
p epa i g
to
se d
the
USS
Geo ge
Washi gto
f om
the
weste
Pacific
to
the
Middle
East
to
eplace
the
Li col .
That
move
is
expected
to
tempo a ily
leave
the
weste
Pacific
without
a
US
ai c aft
ca ie .The
ca ie
edeployme t
has
also
aised
co ce s
about
the
st ategic
co seque ces
fo
the
I do-Pacific.
The
Washi gto ‘s
depa tu e
would
tempo a ily
emove
the
US
Navy’s
most
visible
symbol
of
milita y
powe
f om
the
weste
Pacific
at
a
time
whe
Chi a
has
bee
i c easi g
activity
a ou d
disputed
a eas.