Japan tug drifts into an American warship

A JAPANESE tug boat lost power and drifted into a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer during a towing exercise Saturday, the Navy said.

The Benfold sustained minimal damage, including scrapes on its side, the Navy said in a statement. No one was injured on either vessel.

The commercial tug boat was being towed to a port in Yokosuka, the home of the Navy’s Japanbased 7th Fleet.

The collision occurred in Sagami Bay, which is southwest of Tokyo. The Navy said the Benfold remained at sea under its own power, and that the incident would be investigated.