sempergoofy https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/Article/4065260/uss-harry-s-truman-involved-in-collision-at-sea/ USS Harry S. Truman Involved in Collision at Sea By U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M at approximately 11:46 p.m. local time, Feb. 12, while operating in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea. The collision did not endanger the Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as there are no reports of flooding or injuries. The propulsion plants are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition. The incident is under investigation. More information will be released as it becomes available. Oops.
Blackbird sempergoofy From https://www.twz.com/sea/aircraft-carrier-uss-harry-s-truman-collides-with-merchant-ship : Vessel Tracker also says that Besiktas-M was involved in a previous collision with another commercial ship, the Common Spirit, near Chittagong in Bangladesh in 2016, in which both vessels were damaged. It has also been pointed out that collisions involving U.S. Navy carriers are rare in large part because they typically sail at the center of a carrier strike group. However, all ships have to pass single-file through the Suez Canal.
markmich4 just wow.. an embarrassment for the US Navy! what was it? a bunch of people yelling on the Navy ship's bridge? NO! NO! Push THAT button!! NO NO.. Push that one! lol.. just sad and amazed at the same time.
Blackbird Damage to the Truman. (This is from an update to the same twz link as earlier.) That's gotta hurt!
px_eliezer_ How could that happen so isolated, so far above the waterline ?? Did the other ship have some kind of huge "thing" sticking out into the air? Maybe some of our Navy vets can shed light....
Blackbird px_eliezer_ How could that happen so isolated, so far above the waterline ?? Did the other ship have some kind of huge "thing" sticking out into the air? The other ship hit the Truman with her starboard bow. Its deck went in beneath the pictured protrusion on the Truman and sheared off some bow deck equipment on that other ship. Given that the Truman is over 1000 ft. long, it can't turn on a dime to avoid... but there undoubtedly will be a USN investigation. Regardless of extenuating circumstances, it always reflects poorly on a ship's bridge crew and ship's captain whenever a collision or grounding occurs.
broknsymetry Good article, but the comments are a fantastic read... https://news.usni.org/2025/02/13/breaking-uss-harry-s-truman-collides-with-merchant-vessel-in-mediterranean-sea
sempergoofy broknsymetry broknsymetry Good article, but the comments are a fantastic read... Indeed, the comments reflected what I thought yesterday but kept to myself. Every frickin' enemy now knows all you have to do is get a lumbering cargo ship close a carrier to cause millions in damage, or worse. Hope the captain enjoyed his career that just ended.
Somewhat-Reticent Blackbird it always reflects poorly on a ship's bridge crew and ship's captain whenever a collision or grounding occurs. ... both ships' crews & captains ...
Blackbird Somewhat-Reticent ... both ships' crews & captains ... Indeed. But the US Navy is especially (and historically) unforgiving of crews/captains when its vessels hit other things - for whatever reasons.
JRB-Ware It looks like the commercial ship in question ran into the carrier. That ship has a history of collision with others. Pretty soon the Navy will just have to open fire on ships on a collision course that fail to adjust their heading. Something like this could be used as a terrorist attack. Remember the USS Cole.
px_eliezer_ JRB-Ware Something like this could be used as a terrorist attack. Remember the USS Cole. Agree. Can't wait to hear the response from the Commander-in-Chief. 🙂
Rook The damage doesn't look that bad. But allowing other ships to get that close to an aircraft carrier can't be a good idea. How it started: How it's going: From: The Warzone
HELLFIRE ....ahh, that'll buff right out with some elbow grease, nothing to see here... /sarcasm Regards
HELLFIRE https://www.twz.com/sea/aircraft-carrier-uss-harry-s-truman-in-greece-for-repairs-following-collision -- Aircraft Carrier USS Harry S. Truman In Greece For Repairs Following Collision U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is now in port in Greece for repairs following a collision with the cargo ship M/V Besiktas-M this past week. The service is continuing to assess the full extent of damage to the flattop, which is in the middle of a deployment that has already included combat operations in and around the Red Sea. The Navy announced yesterday that Truman had arrived at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay in Greece for what it has described as an Emergent Repair Availability (ERAV). The carrier had made a port stop in Souda Bay just days before the collision, which occurred on Feb. 12 in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt as it was about to enter the Suez Canal. The incident remains under investigation. ... On Friday, the Navy released a picture showing damage to a sponson on the starboard side of the stern end of the ship’s number three aircraft elevator. The service subsequently released additional images, seen at the top of this story and below, showing further damage to the aft end of the starboard side of the hull. “Damage [already] assessed includes the exterior wall of two storage rooms and a maintenance space. External to the ship, damage assessed includes a line handling space, the fantail, and the platform above one of the storage spaces,” according to the new Navy release. “Aircraft elevator number three sustained no damage and is fully operational. Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) will lead the pier side ERAV, including an assessment and follow-on repairs to damages sustained.” ... “While the ship is fully mission capable and the ship conducted flight operations following the collision, pulling into port for emergent repairs will enable the ship to continue deployment as scheduled,” Navy Capt. Dave Snowden, the carrier’s commanding officer, also said in a statement. ... There are no other U.S. carriers in the region currently, and the time Truman spends in port now for repairs could still have significant operational impacts. ... FWIW. Sure the Truman's Captain will be depositing his head in a bucket per standard naval SOP... Regards
HELLFIRE ...and if I got the scoreboard right, USS Truman is up there with : USS John S McCain v MV Alnic MC (2017) USS Fitzgerald v MV ACX Crystal (2017) USS Bonhomme Richard v fire (2020) USS Connecticut v Undersea Mount (2021) for major USN incidents in the last decade. Regards
Bink63 HELLFIRE ...and if I got the scoreboard right, USS Truman is up there with : USS John S McCain v MV Alnic MC (2017) USS Fitzgerald v MV ACX Crystal (2017) USS Bonhomme Richard v fire (2020) USS Connecticut v Undersea Mount (2021) for major USN incidents in the last decade. The Harry had a Fender Bender caused by an asshat adversary... am I really the only one seeing that this was designed by foes to take CVN-75 out of her Operational Theatre?
sempergoofy HELLFIRE HELLFIRE ...and if I got the scoreboard right, USS Truman is up there with : USS John S McCain v MV Alnic MC (2017) USS Fitzgerald v MV ACX Crystal (2017) USS Bonhomme Richard v fire (2020) USS Connecticut v Undersea Mount (2021) for major USN incidents in the last decade. I visited the wikipedia page on the John S. McCain incident and thought this quoted paragraph was interesting. USS John S. McCain and Alnic MC collision In August 2019, Admiral Bill Galinis, who oversees U.S. Navy ship design, said the touchscreen-based control systems were "overly complex" because shipbuilders had little guidance on how they should work, so sailors were not sure where key indicators could be found on the screen; this confusion contributed to the collision. The Navy is planning to replace all touchscreens with wheels and throttles on all of its ships, starting in mid-2020. Made me think of Khan in the Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan movie. "Where's the override?!"
Bink63 For you Landlubbers... https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1998/december/why-we-call-ship-she
px_eliezer_ Bink63 For you Landlubbers... https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1998/december/why-we-call-ship-she That was very interesting. It was published in 1998, and the author Admiral Francis Drake Foley passed away the following year. I found this to be of interest: Admiral Foley died the following year on November 8, 1999, in Annapolis, Maryland, at the age of 89. He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. It was a fitting tribute. Born on the 4th of July into a Navy family, and named after a famous Naval hero, Admiral Francis Drake Foley dedicated his life to serving his country. He was a true American patriot. We honor his memory. https://www.salisburysound.org/index.php/skippers/foley
