New photos show damage to the US aircraft carrier after collision
New photos show damage to the US aircraft carrier after collision
New photos show the damage to the US marine flight carrier Us Harry S. Truman, which was created last week in a collision with a merchant ship. The warship laid down in a US naval base in Souda Bay, Greece at the weekend to fix the damage that was created near the entrance to the Suez Canal.
damage to the aircraft carrier
The photos published on Saturday show the damage to the external taxboard area of the 1,100 feet long, nuclear -powered aircraft carrier. The affected areas include "the outer wall of two storage rooms and a maintenance area as well as a line handling area, the rear of the ship and the platform above one of the storage rooms," said the navy in a message.
no impairment of the operational ability
The statement of the navy states that the damage does not affect the ship's ability to fight. It has also been pointed out that flight operations have been continued since the incident on Wednesday evening. A team of structural mechanics and naval architects is now carrying out a detailed assessment of the damage and will implement a repair plan without specifying a time frame for the repairs.
Details on the collision
The Truman collided with the Besiktas-M, a 617 foot (188 meters) long, under a panamaic flag of mass freight freight, in the heavily frequented waters near the Suez Canal opposite the Egyptian Port Said in the Mediterranean. The merchant ship was also damaged, but neither of the two crews reported injuries.
navigation challenges
A former US marine captain, Carl Schuster, who works as a lecturer at Hawaii Pacific University, explained that such conditions allow little scope for errors. "There is little room for maneuvering in a limited waterway, and both ships need about a nautical mile to get to a standstill," said Schuster.
incident and ongoing missions
Before the accident happened, the Truman was for a "job visit" in Souda Bay after she had carried out combat operations in the Central Command area for two months. During this time she carried out several attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen and started air strikes against ISIS in Somalia, the navy reported. Rear ADM. Sean Bailey, commander of the Carrier Strike Group of the Truman, which also includes a steering weapon cruiser and three destroyers, emphasized that the ship is still ready for use.
commitment to global security
"Our mission has not changed and we are still ready to react to every challenge in this dynamic and global security environment," said Bailey in a message.