U.S. Destroyer Damaged In Collision With Tug Off Japan

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On Saturday, the US Navy said that a U.S. guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold, sustained slight damage when a Japanese tug drifted into it during a towing exercise off central Japan. In a statement, the US Seventh Fleet said, “No one was injured on either vessel and Benfold sustained minimal damage, including scrapes on its side, pending a full damage assessment." The U.S.