New Photos Show USS Truman’s Damage After Collision With Cargo Ship

The USS Harry S. Truman, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, sustained visible damage after a collision with the cargo ship M/V Besiktas-M in the Mediterranean Sea near Port Said, Egypt, on February 12.

The U.S. Navy has released the first official photograph showing the damage, while further surveys are reportedly still in progress.

The collision occurred at 11:46 p.m. local time as Truman was preparing to transit through the Suez Canal.

The aircraft carrier had been returning to the Red Sea after a scheduled stop in Crete, where the crew had a break following two months of intense operations involving engagements with Houthi militants in Yemen and ISIS-affiliated terrorists in Somalia.

The newly released photo shows damage on the starboard side, particularly below the flight deck near one of the aircraft elevators and observation points.

A U.S. Sixth Fleet spokesperson confirmed that while the elevator itself was not impacted, the underside of the observation point suffered structural damage, with visible tears and large scrapes.

Despite the damage, the spokesperson stated that the collision did not pose …

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