{
  "id": 1808632,
  "title": "Navy destroyer went days without power in the South China Sea, leaving sailors without toilets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/navy-destroyer-went-days-without-power-in-the-south-china-sea-leaving",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T21:24:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6036514-uss-benfold-south-china-sea-engineering-casualty/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Navy destroyer went four days without power in the South China Sea last month, leaving sailors aboard without toilets, air conditioning, galley service and potable water, according to the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, experienced loss of power following an “engineering casualty” on July 24 in the Indo-Pacific....",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}