The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Truxtun and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply collided Wednesday during a replenishment-at-sea operation in the Caribbean, according to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
The exact location of the collision has not been disclosed and the cause remains under investigation. Two sailors were injured and are now in stable condition.
According to SOUTHCOM, both vessels are now sailing safely.
The incident comes amid a broader U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean ordered by President Donald Trump in recent months to disrupt drug trafficking networks.
On Thursday, two people were killed when the U.S. military struck a vessel suspected of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific, marking at least 38 lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the region since September.
On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking… pic.twitter.com/B3ctyN1lke
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) February 6, 2026
The U.S. has also used its expanded presence to enforce sanctions on Venezuelan oil, following a January operation in which President Nicolás Maduro was arrested.
