USS Lincoln Sailors Attempted to Jump Overboard Amid Extended Iran Deployment, Families Say
Families say the crew is exhausted after more than 250 days at sea, and Navy leaders promised mental-health support and relief.
- Families of sailors and Marines deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln are urging senior officials to set a return date as the carrier's Middle East mission has exceeded 250 days.
- The crew has remained at sea for 208 days with only two brief port calls since leaving San Diego in November, marking a modern-day Navy aircraft carrier record.
- Navy veteran Brett Snow warned that exhausting 12- to 16-hour workdays without breaks increase accident risk, while loved ones cited mental health concerns, food shortages, and maintenance issues.
- Vice Admiral Joseph Cahill responded, "We hear you loud and clear," while logistics difficulties in Bahrain created major supply backlogs affecting food, mail, and equipment repairs.
- The Navy Secretary confirmed USS Theodore Roosevelt will relieve Lincoln, though officials cited operational security in declining to provide a specific return date for the extended deployment.
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Are poor conditions on board Iran-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln forcing sailors to jump overboard?
The US Navy is reportedly struggling to support its sailors. Reports have emerged that six US Navy troops on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, deployed in the Arabian Sea in support of operations against Iran, tried to jump overboard owing to their overextended stay on the vessel. Moreover, families of these seamen have complained of food shortages and a lack of daily hygiene products
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump from the warship, families say. Here's why
Sailors and Marines on board USS Abraham Lincoln have been on deployment for more than eight months, and this is now affecting their mental health. Reports claim some of them have tried to jump overboard, according to families of those on the warship.
The USS Abraham Lincoln, the US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran, has been at sea for a long time, and serious complaints have emerged about conditions on board.
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