The US Naval Forces have released photos showing the extent of the damage sustained on the US Navy aircraft carrier after it collided with a merchant ship last week. The warship, named USS Harry S. Truman,

A U.S. Navy assessment revealed damage to two storage rooms on board the ship, alongside a maintenance space, line handling space, an exterior platform, and the fantail. According to Truman Commanding Officer Captain Dave Snowden the ship remained “fully mission capable” following the collision and continued flight operations were unimpeded.

The hull of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) was pierced above the waterline during a Wednesday collision with a merchant tanker just north of the entrance to the Suez Canal, USNI News has learned.

A naval collision occurred late on Wednesday as the USS Harry S. Truman, a US Navy aircraft carrier, struck the Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Besiktas-M near Port Said in Egypt.

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 USS Harry S Truman, a US Navy nuclear energy-powered aircraft carrier, collided with a Panamanian-flagged merchant ship called the Besiktas-M near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea on the night of Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025.

The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier collided with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, the US Navy said Thursday.

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman sustained external damages to its right side after colliding with a merchant vessel last week near Port Said, Egypt.

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