U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Collides With Merchant Ship Near Port Said, Probe On

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Collides With Merchant Ship Near Port Said, Probe On
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The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy, collided with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M on February 12, 2025, at about 11:46 p.m. local time while operating near Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea.

According to Navy officials, no one was injured, there was no flooding aboard the carrier, and its propulsion systems remain fully operational.

When the collision occurred, the Besiktas-M, a bulk carrier sailing under the Panamanian...

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