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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Not an accident!!
It smells.
I'd suspect the drones like the Houthis have been using can hone in on AIS signals.
Update. FWIW, given the seismic swarm still ongoing in Aegean at the moment, using Souda Bay is an interesting choice...
English translation of the headline...
“Aircraft carrier “Harry Truman”: In Souda for emergency repairs after collision with merchant ship
According to information, the repairs concern damage found on the outer wall of two storage areas and a maintenance area.”
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