US EditionUS Navy aircraft carrier collides with vessel near Egypt, in stable condition
- An American aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, collided with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M near Port Said, Egypt, on February 12, 2025, according to a release from the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet.
- No injuries were reported aboard the USS Harry S. Truman, and the carrier's power plants are in a safe and stable condition, according to the Navy.
- The incident is under investigation, and damage to the carrier was reported to be above the waterline, as stated by USNI News.
- American naval forces are operating in the Red Sea in response to attacks on shipping from the Yemen-based Houthi rebels.
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US carrier, merchant ship collide in Suez Canal prompting naval investigation
An American aircraft carrier, USS Harry S. Truman, and a Panamanian merchant ship, Besiktas-M, collided near Port Said, Egypt, at the northern tip of the Suez Canal. The U.S. Navy reported no injuries and only superficial damage to the carrier, with its nuclear reactors remaining safe. The USS Harry S. Truman was in the Suez Canal as part of Operation Prosperity Guardian, having recently completed combat operations and a port call in Greece. Thi…
In front of the Suez Canal, the nuclear-powered »USS Harry S. Truman« met a merchant ship from Panama. According to reports, the Navy has initiated an investigation into the cause.
The USS Harry S. Truman struck a merchant ship on Thursday off the Suez Canal, Egypt. There were no casualties. The conditions of navigation in this overcrowded area of ships could explain the accident. - Suez Canal: an American carrier collides with a merchant ship (International). TF1 INFO
The carrier USS Harry S. Truman , whose code is CVN75, had a mishap this week, when he crashed into the merchant ship Besikas-M in the vicinity of Port Said, on the coast of Egypt. According to the U.S. Navy in a statement, "the collision did not endanger Harry S. Truman, as there are no reports of flooding or injuries. The propulsion plants were not affected and are in safe and stable conditions." Although it has not transcended the cause of th…
US Navy aircraft carrier collides with merchant ship near Suez Canal
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision with a merchant ship near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday night, a Navy spokesperson said Thursday.
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