Fire Breaks Out on USS Higgins, Key US Naval Asset in Asia

"Electrical Fire on Destroyer... No Casualties Reported"

US broadcaster CBS News reported on April 30 (local time), citing anonymous sources, that a major fire broke out on the USS Higgins, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that is a key asset deployed by the US Navy at the frontline in Asia. The fire reportedly destroyed one piece of equipment on the destroyer, but the flames did not spread further.

The network stated, "The exact cause of the fire and the precise location of the USS Higgins within US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) could not be immediately confirmed," adding, "Details regarding the extent of the ship's damage and the repair period have not yet been disclosed."

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A US Department of Defense official also said on the same day, "An electrical fire occurred aboard the US Navy destroyer USS Higgins in the Indo-Pacific region," and added, "Crew members immediately extinguished the fire, and no casualties have been reported." He further stated, "The ship is currently underway," and "The cause of the fire is under investigation."

The USS Higgins, homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, is part of the forward-deployed forces assigned to the US Seventh Fleet. The Seventh Fleet is a core asset of US Indo-Pacific Command. According to AIS maritime vessel data, as of February, the USS Higgins was docked in Singapore.

The USS Higgins is named after Marine Corps Colonel William Higgins, a Vietnam War veteran and United Nations peacekeeper who was dispatched to southern Lebanon and was kidnapped by a Hezbollah-linked militant group in February 1988.

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