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In a highly unusual and embarrassing incident, a US Navy aircraft carrier has collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea, a US Sixth Fleet spokesman revealed Thursday. The collision involved the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and the merchant vessel Besiktas-M at around noon local time on Wednesday. The vessels collided near Port Said, but there were no injuries reported on either ship. No injuries or flooding on the aircraft carrier were reported, and its propulsion plants “are unaffected and in...

The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Egypt, officials said.

The US Navy said the carrier collided with the Besiktas-M ship at 11:46 p.m. Wednesday while operating near Port Said, in the Mediterranean Sea.

There were no reports of injuries or flooding on the Truman, with the incident currently under investigation.

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and a merchant ship collided Wednesday while operating near Egypt’s Port Said, according to a Navy official. The Truman was operating in the vicinity of the port on the Mediterranean Sea at about 11:46 p.m. local time when it was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M, said Cmdr. Timothy Gorman, a spokesperson for the U.S. 6th Fleet. The collision did not endanger the ship or the crew, Gorman said. There have been no reports of flooding or injuries. Additionally, the...

The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier was involved in a collision Wednesday with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea, the Navy announced.

"The collision did not endanger the Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as there are no reports of flooding or injuries," it added in a statement.

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There are no reported injuries, nor is there flooding aboard the carrier. The US warship USS Harry S. Truman is pictured anchored in The Solent, Oct. 8, 2018, near Portsmouth, England. The US warship USS Harry S. Truman is pictured anchored in The Solent, Oct. 8, 2018, near Portsmouth, England. The US warship USS Harry S. Truman is pictured anchored in The Solent, Oct. 8, 2018, near Portsmouth, England. The US warship USS Harry S. Truman is pictured anchored in The Solent, Oct. 8, 2018, near Portsmouth, England. The aircraft...