Two sailors suffered minor injuries when the USS Truxtun collided with the USNS Supply during a refueling operation in the Caribbean, military officials said.

Both vessels were able to continue sailing, and the cause of the incident remains under investigation by United States Southern Command.

In a separate incident, a Marine died after falling from the USS Iwo Jima during operations in the region.

The accidents occurred amid a major U.S. naval buildup ordered by Donald Trump to combat drug trafficking, which includes multiple warships in the area, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

Navy ship collisions are rare but have previously proven deadly, including two fatal destroyer crashes in 2017.