Panama registered vessel hit USS Truman aircraft carrier north of suez canal. 1- nil to panama.

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US aircraft carrier, merchant ship collide in Mediterranean​

No injuries reported as USS Harry S. Truman, bulk carrier collide​

Stuart Chirls
·Thursday, February 13, 2025

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. (Photo: USCentcom)


The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and a merchant vessel collided late Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea.

The incident involving the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Besiktas-M occurred around 11:45 p.m. local time near Port Said, Egypt.

The U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet in a statement said there was no flooding or injuries aboard the Truman, which for several months has been leading a strike group in the Red Sea. No damage was reported to the vessel’s nuclear power plant.

“The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M at approximately 11:46 p.m. local time, Feb. 12, while operating in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea,” the Sixth Fleet statement said

 

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It is suspected that the Truman suffered damage due to Houthi missile strikes, although the US military is likely to attribute the incident to an accidental occurrence near Egypt.