and now a collision with a CVN

[Ivanhoe]

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/aircraft-carrier-harry-truman-collides-ship-mediterranean-sea/story?id=118787251
 

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The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a large merchant vessel Wednesday night in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the 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," a statement from the U.S Navy's Sixth Fleet said.

 

 

Besiktas-M is Panamanian-flagged 

https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-navy-carrier-strikes-turkish-ship
 

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Initial reports indicated that the merchant vessel, the Besiktas-M, is a bulk carrier registered under the flag of Panama.

Open-source tracking data confirmed that the vessel was en route to Constanta, Romania, after departing from Port Said.

The Besiktas-M is owned by Istanbul-based Black Hawk Shipping Ltd. and operated by Synergy Ship Management Turkiye Pte. Ltd.

U.S. Navy’s Cmdr. Timothy Gorman addressed the media, stating, “The collision did not endanger the Harry S. Truman. The incident is currently under investigation, and we will release more information as it becomes available.”

 

 

[NickM]

Any updated scuttlebutt?

[WRW]

How was this possible?

Edited February 14 by WRW

[Stuart Galbraith]

There is a photo on the other thread if anyone is interested.

[RETAC21]

18 hours ago, WRW said:

How was this possible?

Explained here. TLDR USN doesn't use AIS, ships approach bow to bow in an anchorage full of ships, it's not clear who's giving way, end up in a glancing hit.