USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier collides with merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea near Egypt

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was collided with a merchant ship in the Mediterranean Sea close Egyptsaid the navy on Thursday. There was no injury or flood report after the collision, a spokesman for the navy said in a statement.

The collision occurred late Wednesday evening near Port, Egypt said, according to a Navy CMDR press release. Timothy Gorman, spokesperson for the 6th fleet.

The collision is the subject of an investigation.

The Truman was approaching the Suez Canal to go from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, said a navy official at CBS News. There is no evaluation at the time when the ship was at fault, said the manager.

The Truman has suffered damage above the flotation line, said the manager. It was not clear if it was going to go to repair. The ship remained in the Mediterranean.

The propulsion of the carrier was not affected by the collision, said the manager.

The carrier’s strike group was in the eastern Mediterranean after about two months of combat operations in the area of ​​responsibility of the American central command, which includes parts of the Middle East, according to the 2nd fleet.

The strike group has produced Air strikes against Isis In Somalia on February 1, according to the command of the forces of the American fleet. Last Thursday, the carrier arrived in Greece for a working port visit.

“The Strike Strike group of Harry S. Truman remains the most adaptable and deadly presence in the theater,” said Admi -Frein, Sean Bailey, commander of the strike group, said in a press release When the carrier arrived at the naval support activity, the bay of suddenly on the Greek island of Crete. “This visit to Port offers the possibility of resetting and focusing on maintenance for maximum preparation before future operations.”

The Truman deployed from Norfolk, Virginia, in September, according to the command of Fleet forces. During his deployment, he made stops in Oslo, Norway and Marseille, France.

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