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USA Today
20-02-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Navy fires aircraft carrier captain after cargo ship collision
Navy fires aircraft carrier captain after cargo ship collision The Navy announced the firing barely a week after the massive USS Harry S. Truman struck another ship while at sea. Show Caption Hide Caption Trump trusts Elon Musk's DOGE to find billions in Pentagon waste In an interview with Brett Baier on Fox News, President Trump said Elon Musk's DOGE would find billions of dollars in fraud and abuse in the Pentagon. WASHINGTON – The Navy fired the captain of a U.S. aircraft carrier that struck a cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 12. Capt. Dave Snowden, who took command of the nuclear-powered USS Harry S. Truman in December 2023, was relieved of command Thursday, according to a Navy release. Rear Adm. Sean Bailey, Snowden's commander, removed him due to a "loss of confidence in [Snowden's] ability to command ... after [the] Truman was involved in a collision." The Truman collided with the Besiktas-M, a Panama-flagged bulk cargo carrier ship, on the evening of Feb. 12 near Port Said, Egypt. There were no injuries. The merchant vessel sustained minor damage. More: As Elon Musk eyes Defense Department, conflicts of interest, accounting issues loom However, the carrier, which cost $4.5 billion to build, suffered enough damage to its hull and external structures to require a stop at a Navy facility in Greece for emergency damage assessment and repairs, according to the Navy. Before his removal, Snowden said "the ship is fully mission capable ... [but] pulling into port for emergent repairs will enable the ship to continue deployment as scheduled." Snowden's swift and public relief contrasts with the Navy's typical treatment of discipline for senior commanders. The service rarely elaborates on its rationale for firings beyond a statement about "loss of confidence," leading to critiques from military-focused news outlets and former officers frustrated by the lack of transparency. More: Pentagon is next in DOGE layoff sights as probationary hires are tallied The commander of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Capt. Christopher Hill, is now the Truman's interim commander, according to the release. Hill and the Eisenhower recently completed a deployment to the Middle East spent in regular combat against drones and missiles launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. The Navy said Snowden's firing will not impact the Truman's "mission or schedule."
CNN
17-02-2025
- General
- CNN
New photos show damage to US aircraft carrier after collision
New photos show the damage to a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision with a merchant ship last week. The warship USS Harry S. Truman docked at a US naval facility in Souda Bay, Greece, for repairs over the weekend following the incident near the entrance to the Suez Canal. Photos released by the Navy on Saturday show damage to the exterior starboard quarter of the 1,100-foot-long, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Damaged areas included 'the exterior wall of two storage rooms and a maintenance space … a line handling space, the fantail, and the platform above one of the storage spaces,' the Navy said in a statement. None of the damage affects the ship's combat capability, the statement said, adding that it has conducted flight operations since the accident last Wednesday night. A team including structural engineers and naval architects is conducting a detailed assessment of the damage and would implement a repair plan, the Navy said, without offering a timetable for the repairs. The Truman collided with the Besiktas-M, a Panamanian-flagged, 617-foot (188-meter) long bulk carrier, in the crowded waters near the Suez Canal off Egypt's Port Said in the Mediterranean Sea. The merchant ship was also damaged, but no injuries were reported on either vessel, the Navy said following the collision near a crowded anchorage for ships transiting the canal. Former US Navy captain Carl Schuster, an instructor at Hawaii Pacific University, said such conditions leave little room for error. 'There is not a lot of room for maneuvering in a restricted seaway, and both ships require about one nautical mile to stop,' Schuster said. Small navigation mistakes, misreading of the other ship's intentions or delayed decision-making from the crew of either ship could have put them in danger quickly 'with very few viable options,' Schuster said. Before the accident, the Truman was in Souda Bay for a 'working port visit' after two months of combat operations in the Central Command region, a Navy statement said. During that time, it conducted multiple strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen and launched airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia, the Navy said. Rear Adm. Sean Bailey, commander of the Truman's carrier strike group, which includes a guided-missile cruiser and three destroyers, said it remains operational across the region. 'Our mission has not changed and we remain committed to responding to any challenge in this dynamic and global security environment,' Bailey said in a statement.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
New photos show damage to US aircraft carrier after collision
New photos show the damage to a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision with a merchant ship last week. The warship USS Harry S. Truman docked at a US naval facility in Souda Bay, Greece, for repairs over the weekend following the incident near the entrance to the Suez Canal. Photos released by the Navy on Saturday show damage to the exterior starboard quarter of the 1,100-foot-long, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Damaged areas included 'the exterior wall of two storage rooms and a maintenance space … a line handling space, the fantail, and the platform above one of the storage spaces,' the Navy said in a statement. None of the damage affects the ship's combat capability, the statement said, adding that it has conducted flight operations since the accident last Wednesday night. A team including structural engineers and naval architects is conducting a detailed assessment of the damage and would implement a repair plan, the Navy said, without offering a timetable for the repairs. The Truman collided with the Besiktas-M, a Panamanian-flagged, 617-foot (188-meter) long bulk carrier, in the crowded waters near the Suez Canal off Egypt's Port Said in the Mediterranean Sea. The merchant ship was also damaged, but no injuries were reported on either vessel, the Navy said following the collision near a crowded anchorage for ships transiting the canal. Former US Navy captain Carl Schuster, an instructor at Hawaii Pacific University, said such conditions leave little room for error. 'There is not a lot of room for maneuvering in a restricted seaway, and both ships require about one nautical mile to stop,' Schuster said. Small navigation mistakes, misreading of the other ship's intentions or delayed decision-making from the crew of either ship could have put them in danger quickly 'with very few viable options,' Schuster said. Before the accident, the Truman was in Souda Bay for a 'working port visit' after two months of combat operations in the Central Command region, a Navy statement said. During that time, it conducted multiple strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen and launched airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia, the Navy said. Rear Adm. Sean Bailey, commander of the Truman's carrier strike group, which includes a guided-missile cruiser and three destroyers, said it remains operational across the region. 'Our mission has not changed and we remain committed to responding to any challenge in this dynamic and global security environment,' Bailey said in a statement.
CNN
17-02-2025
- General
- CNN
New photos show damage to US aircraft carrier after collision
New photos show the damage to a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision with a merchant ship last week. The warship USS Harry S. Truman docked at a US naval facility in Souda Bay, Greece, for repairs over the weekend following the incident near the entrance to the Suez Canal. Photos released by the Navy on Saturday show damage to the exterior starboard quarter of the 1,100-foot-long, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Damaged areas included 'the exterior wall of two storage rooms and a maintenance space … a line handling space, the fantail, and the platform above one of the storage spaces,' the Navy said in a statement. None of the damage affects the ship's combat capability, the statement said, adding that it has conducted flight operations since the accident last Wednesday night. A team including structural engineers and naval architects is conducting a detailed assessment of the damage and would implement a repair plan, the Navy said, without offering a timetable for the repairs. The Truman collided with the Besiktas-M, a Panamanian-flagged, 617-foot (188-meter) long bulk carrier, in the crowded waters near the Suez Canal off Egypt's Port Said in the Mediterranean Sea. The merchant ship was also damaged, but no injuries were reported on either vessel, the Navy said following the collision near a crowded anchorage for ships transiting the canal. Former US Navy captain Carl Schuster, an instructor at Hawaii Pacific University, said such conditions leave little room for error. 'There is not a lot of room for maneuvering in a restricted seaway, and both ships require about one nautical mile to stop,' Schuster said. Small navigation mistakes, misreading of the other ship's intentions or delayed decision-making from the crew of either ship could have put them in danger quickly 'with very few viable options,' Schuster said. Before the accident, the Truman was in Souda Bay for a 'working port visit' after two months of combat operations in the Central Command region, a Navy statement said. During that time, it conducted multiple strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen and launched airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia, the Navy said. Rear Adm. Sean Bailey, commander of the Truman's carrier strike group, which includes a guided-missile cruiser and three destroyers, said it remains operational across the region. 'Our mission has not changed and we remain committed to responding to any challenge in this dynamic and global security environment,' Bailey said in a statement.
CBS News
13-02-2025
- General
- CBS News
USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier collides with merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea near Egypt
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was in a collision with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea near Egypt, the Navy said Thursday. There were no reports of injuries or flooding after the collision, a Navy spokesperson said in a statement. The collision happened late Wednesday night near Port Said, Egypt, according to a statement from Navy Cmdr. Timothy Gorman, a spokesperson for the 6th Fleet. The collision is under investigation. The Truman was approaching the Suez Canal to go from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, a Navy official told CBS News. There's no assessment at this time which vessel was at fault, the official said. The Truman sustained some damage above the waterline, the official said. It wasn't clear if it will be going in for repairs. The carrier's propulsion wasn't affected by the collision, the official said. The carrier's strike group was in the eastern Mediterranean after about two months of combat operations in U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, which includes parts of the Middle East, according to the 2nd Fleet. The strike group carried out airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia on Feb. 1, according to U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Last Thursday, the carrier arrived in Greece for a working port visit.
