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 propulsion of the carrier was not affected by the collision, said the manager.
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The carrier’s strike group was in the eastern Mediterranean after approximately 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.
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