USS Harry S. Truman Ship Collision Damage will appear in new photos
New images reveal the extent of damage USS Harry S. Truman I suffered this week when I collided with a merchant ship near Egypt in the Mediterranean.
Photos released on Saturday Navy’s 6th Fleet Tears appear on the right board side of the aircraft carrier near the vessel.
The pipes running along the sides of the ship also appear to be severely damaged.
“Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant ship Besikutas-M on February 12th at about 11:46pm, and while operating near the port, he was involved in a collision with the merchant ship Besikutas-M. , Egypt in the Mediterranean,” Navy’s 6th Fleet official said in a statement earlier this week.
USS Harry S. Truman is involved in a collision near Egypt
External damage to the USS Harry S. Truman is seen from the hippocampal helicopter of the MH-60S. (Jose Hernandez, US Navy Photography Chief Mass Communication Specialist)
“The collision did not endanger Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) due to no reports of flooding or injuries. The propellant plants are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition,” he added. .
The Navy said This incident is currently under investigation.
The most fatal non-combatant aviation accident in the last five years
The clash that USS Harry S. Truman was involved on Wednesday, February 12th remains under investigation. (Jose Hernandez, US Navy Photography Chief Mass Communication Specialist)
The ship “provides a wide range of flexible mission capabilities including maritime safety operations, projecting expeditions, presence of the forward navy, crisis response, deterrence, deterrence, counter-terrorism, information operations and security cooperation.”
The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier was damaged in a collision with the merchant ship Besiktas-M on February 12, 2025. (US Navy photo: Cody Beam, Class 1 Mass Communication Specialist | Photo of the US Navy by Matthew Nass, Class 2 Mass Communication Specialist)
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“The air wings on board the ship can project tactical air into the ocean and inland, providing sea-based air, surface and underground defensive capabilities,” he said.