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US aircraft carrier collides with ship in Mediterranean Sea
abcnews.go.com ^
| February 13, 2025
| Luis Martinez
Posted on 02/13/2025 12:16:45 PM PST by ransomnote
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a large merchant vessel Wednesday night in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea.
"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," a statement from the U.S Navy's Sixth Fleet said.
The collision involved a rare collision of two large vessels as the 100,000-ton aircraft carrier collided with the 53,000-ton merchant vessel Besiktas-M, a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship.
There are no reports of injuries, nor is there flooding, aboard the carrier, which carries a crew of 5,000 sailors, and the incident is under investigation.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: affirmativeaction; aircraftcarrier; diversity; oops; properpronouns; woke
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To: ransomnote
To: ransomnote
The cargo ship Besiktas-M is owned by a Turkish company (even though it carries the Panama flag).
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:19:12 PM PST
by
Tell It Right
(1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: ransomnote
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:21:41 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: ransomnote
How is this allowed to happen after the USS Cole? Were the escorts asleep at the helm / Combat Information Center?
That merchant should have been a reef.
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:23:11 PM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: ransomnote
Oooopsy!
🎼Strangers in the night exchanging glances🎶
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:23:22 PM PST
by
Liaison
(TANSTAAFL)
To: ransomnote
BESIKTAS-M Bulk Carrier, IMO 9291365
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:23:38 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: DannyTN
Now that’s funny. I don’t care who you are. That’s funny right there. LOL.
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:23:41 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(The trouble with illegal aliens is that their own crappy countries don't even want them there.)
To: ransomnote
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:23:58 PM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!ly)
To: Tell It Right
Owner NYK LINE - TOKYO, JAPAN
To: FreedomPoster
Some one goofed off. Was the cargo ship going incognito with the lights and transponder off? /sarc
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:25:05 PM PST
by
Liaison
(TANSTAAFL)
To: ransomnote
How does one not see an aircraft carrier?.............
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:25:55 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: ransomnote
How does one not see an aircraft carrier?.............
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:25:55 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: ransomnote
Looks like the Navy needs to start over, from top to bottom.
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:25:56 PM PST
by
odawg
To: ransomnote
How can anything get that close to a carrier?
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:27:17 PM PST
by
Nifty
To: ransomnote
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:29:13 PM PST
by
Palio di Siena
(Kralik…..you get the wallet )
To: ransomnote
How did our a/c allow that other ship to get so close to them?
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:35:03 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Secret Agent Man
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:37:24 PM PST
by
P-Marlowe
(Do the math. L+G+B+T+Q = 666)
To: ransomnote
Anyone who knows anything about an aircraft carrier battle group knows that this is next to impossible. Collide with a support ship? Maybe. Get to the heart of the battle group and hit the carrier... no way. I wonder what’s the real story...
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posted on
02/13/2025 12:37:29 PM PST
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pgyanke
(Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
To: Red Badger
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