US Aircraft Carrier Collides With Merchant Vessel Near Egypt
The Navy said in a statement, "The collision did not endanger the Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as there are no reports of flooding or injuries."
MEDITERRANEAN SEA - The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has collided with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the U.S. Navy.
The Navy said in a statement, "The collision did not endanger the Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as there are no reports of flooding or injuries."
On February 7th, the U.S. Navy announced that the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and its embarked air wing, along with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), had arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay on the northwest coast of Crete.
This working port visit on February 6th followed two months of combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.