Massive risk in South China Sea exposed after four-day power loss on US Navy destroyer

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer spent four days without power in the South China Sea last month after an engineering casualty involving its generators, forcing the Navy to tow the warship to the Philippines for repairs. The USS Benfold lost power July 24 and was towed to Subic Bay in the Philippines on July 28, where power was restored two days later, according to U.S. 7th Fleet. The shipped reported an "engineering casualty involving its generators, causing a loss of power," Cmdr. Matthew Comer