USS Nimitz Back Underway After Two Weeks of Flushing Jet Fuel Out of Fresh Water System

USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) passes aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as it transits through the San Diego Harbor on Sept. 23, 2022. US Navy Photo

Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is back at sea preparing for an upcoming deployment after being kept pierside due to jet fuel contamination in its potable water system, USNI News has learned.

The carrier left the pier at Naval Station North Island, Calif., on Sunday to meet the other ships in its Carrier Strike Group for the Composite Unit Training...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/03/uss-nimitz-back-underway-after-two-weeks-of-flushing-jet-fuel-out-of-fresh-water-system

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