The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier was involved in a collision with a merchant ship near a port near Egypt in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, the Navy said.
“Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant ship Besikutas-M on February 12th at about 11:46pm, and while operating near the port, he was involved in a collision with the merchant ship Besikutas-M. , Egypt in the Mediterranean,” the Navy's 6th Fleet official duties said in a statement.
“The collision did not endanger Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) due to no reports of flooding or injuries. The propellant plants are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition,” he added. .
The Navy said the incident is currently “under investigation.”
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman will leave the Port of Marseille from the Mediterranean port of France on December 3, 2024. (Gerard Bottino/sopa Images/Lightrocket via Getty Images)
The circumstances leading up to the collision were not immediately clear.
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