Meanwhile, In the Mediterranean

[Subdeacon Joe]

https://news.usni.org/2025/02/13/breaking-uss-harry-s-truman-collides-with-merchant-vessel-in-mediterranean-sea

 

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, collided with M/V Besiktas-M on Wednesday evening near Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea, the Navy said Thursday.

The carrier did not experience flooding and the crew did not report injuries, Cmdr. Tim Gorman, the spokesperson for U.S. 6th Fleet, said in a statement.

Truman‘s propulsion plants are unaffected. The collision, which occurred at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, is under investigation. The damage is above the waterline of the carrier, a Navy official told USNI News. No aircraft aboard the deck were damaged, another Navy official said.

The Harry S. Truman CSG deployed in September 2024 from Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. After exercising in the North Sea, the strike group entered U.S. Central Command in December. 

[Subdeacon Joe]

https://youtu.be/OqRe-ouavjw?si=Fr9_JDIW3Ls_NXl4

 

 

Edited February 14 by Subdeacon Joe

[J-BAR #18287]

Someone's career just ended.

[Cypress Sun]

Vessel Characteristics: Ship BESIKTAS M (Bulk Carrier) Registered in Panama - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9291365MMSI 9291365Call Sign 3EOA9 | AIS Marine Traffic

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

2 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

Someone's career just ended.

 

Multiple someones, I'd suspect.  

[Chantry]

Several careers probably came to a end, but I looked at Port Said and the entrance to the Suez Canal on Bing Maps and there isn't much room to maneuver and  100,000+ tons of aircraft carrier isn't the quickest of ships to handle in confined waters.

[Pat Riot]

No non U.S. Navy ship should get close to a carrier at all. Heads are gonna roll.