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CBS News
17-02-2025
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- CBS News
USS Harry Truman collision damage revealed in new photos as the aircraft carrier returns to port for repairs
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is undergoing repairs after it collided with a merchant vessel last week in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the United States Navy. Images of the ship show damages to parts of its exterior, including a storage room wall, a maintenance area and an overhanging deck at the rear, called a fantail. Navy officials said the USS Truman arrived Sunday at a support site in Souda Bay, Greece, where emergency repairs began on its starboard quarter, which is the right rear section of the ship opposite port. "Damage assessed includes the exterior wall of two storage rooms and a maintenance space," wrote U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa in a social media post Sunday morning. "External to the ship, damage assessed includes a line handling space, the fantail, and the platform above one of the storage spaces." An aircraft elevator near that section of the Truman was not damaged and remains fully operational, the Navy added. "While the ship is fully mission capable and the ship conducted flight operations following the collision, pulling into port for emergent repairs will enable the ship to continue deployment as scheduled," said Capt. Dave Snowden, the ship's commanding officer, in a statement. The carrier was in the eastern Mediterranean late Wednesday when the collision happened near Port Said, Egypt, Navy Cmdr. Timothy Gorman, a spokesperson for the 6th Fleet, said in a statement. Its strike group had been deployed for 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. An investigation into the collision launched last week. A Navy official told CBS News Thursday that an assessment had not yet been made as to which vessel caused the incident. No injuries were reported in the collision. According to the Navy, the USS Harry S. Truman is the branch's ninth nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and was launched on Sept. 13, 1996. The 1,092-foot-long ship can travel over 30 knots per hour, can carry about 90 aircraft and can accommodate more than 6,000 crew members.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
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- Yahoo
USS Harry S. Truman involved in Collison while in the Mediterranean Sea
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with another vessel while in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, according to U.S. Navy Cmdr. Timothy Gorman, U.S. Sixth Fleet spokesperson. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier was reported to be involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M while operating in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt. No injuries or flooding was reported. The propulsion plants were unaffected and remain in a safe and stable condition. The incident is under investigation. More information will be released as it becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
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- Yahoo
US aircraft carrier collides with merchant vessel in Mediterranean Sea
(The Hill) – A U.S. aircraft carrier collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, a U.S. Navy spokesperson said Thursday. The collision occurred between the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the merchant vessel Besiktas-M, according to U.S. Navy Cmdr. Timothy Gorman, a spokesperson for the U.S. Sixth Fleet. The ships collided in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, at approximately 11:46 p.m. local time, Gorman said. There were no reported injuries or flooding on the Navy aircraft carrier and its propulsion plants 'are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition,' Gorman said. The incident is currently under investigation, Gorman said, and officials will continue to release information as they learn more. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
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- Yahoo
US aircraft carrier collides with merchant vessel
A U.S. aircraft carrier collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, a U.S. Navy spokesperson said Thursday. The collision occurred between the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the merchant vessel Besiktas-M, according to U.S. Navy Cmdr. Timothy Gorman, a spokesperson for the U.S. Sixth Fleet. The ships collided in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, at approximately 11:46 p.m. local time, Gorman said. There were no reported injuries or flooding on the Navy aircraft carrier and its propulsion plants 'are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition,' Gorman said. No injuries were reported on the merchant ship either, according to The Associated Press, which cited a defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details that had not yet been made public. The incident is currently under investigation, Gorman said, and officials will continue to release information as they learn more. The Truman deployed to the Mediterranean and Middle East in September and just completed a port call in Souda Bay, Greece, the AP noted. Updated at 1:19 p.m. EST Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The National
13-02-2025
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- The National
US aircraft carrier collides with ship off Egypt
News US Incident involving the USS Harry S Truman occurred near Port Said in the Mediterranean The USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier has collided with a merchant ship near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea, the US Navy announced on Thursday. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The incident occurred near Egypt's Port Said and the other vessel involved was the Panamanian-flagged Besiktas-M. It was involved in another collision in 2016 in the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean, according to 'The collision did not endanger the Harry S Truman as there are no reports of flooding or injuries. The propulsion plants are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition,' US Sixth Fleet spokesman Cmdr Timothy Gorman said in a statement. The US Navy did not provide details for the condition of Besiktas-M. In December, two US Navy pilots safely ejected after the F/A-18 fighter they were flying off the Truman was mistakenly shot down in a ' friendly fire ' incident over the Red Sea by a US guided-missile cruiser. Collisions involving US Navy ships are rare but two warships in the Asia-Pacific region were involved in collisions in 2017. The accidents, in which 17 sailors were killed, raised questions about Navy training and the pace of operations, prompted a Congressional hearing and the removal of a number of officers. At 333 metres in length, the Truman is almost as long as the Empire State Building is tall and has a crew of 5,000.
