1 outlet

US Navy destroyer, USS Higgins, lost power and propulsion after electrical fire

An electrical fire aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Higgins caused the vessel to lose power and propulsion in the Indo-Pacific region on Tuesday, officials told the Washington Examiner. The USS Higgins is the Navy’s main presence in Asia, and experienced an “engineering casualt

First seen · 2:33 PM UTCMay 1, 2026

How it's being covered

Methodology →

LeftCenterRight

0Left · 0%0Center-Left · 0%0Center · 0%0Center-Right · 0%1Right · 100%

Covering this story

Sorted left → right

Washington Examiner
RightClarity Media Group
US Navy destroyer, USS Higgins, lost power and propulsion after electrical fireAn electrical fire aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Higgins caused the vessel to lose power and propulsion in the Indo-Pacific region on Tuesday, officials told the Washington Examiner. The USS Higgins is the Navy’s main presence in Asia, and experienced an “engineering casualt
2:33 PM UTC

Also happening today

All today →

History

International Workers' Day

Commemorates Chicago's 1886 Haymarket affair, where a labor rally turned deadly. A public holiday in over 80 countries — rarely the US, where it started.