USS Harry S. Truman Aircraft Carrier clashes with grocery ship in the Mediterranean near Egypt

The airline USS Harry S. Truman was in a collision with a grocery ship in the Mediterranean near Egypt, the Navy said on Thursday. There were no reports of injuries or floods after the collision, a Navy spokesman said in a statement.

The collision happened late Wednesday night near Port said, Egypt, according to a statement from Navy CMDR. Timothy Gorman, a spokesman for the 6th fleet.

The collision is under investigation.

Truman approached the Suez Canal to go from the Mediterranean to Red Sea, a marine employee told CBS News. There is no assessment at this time which vessel was to blame, the official said.

Truman sustained some damage over the waterline, the official said. It wasn’t clear whether it will go into repairs.

The airline’s progress was not affected by the collision, the official said.

Carrier’s Strike Group was in the eastern Mediterranean after about two months of combat operations in the US Central Command’s area of ​​responsibility, which includes parts of the Middle East, according to the 2nd fleet.

The strike group performed Air strikes against ISIS In Somalia on February 1, according to the US Fleet Forces Command. Last Thursday, the carrier in Greece arrived for a working port visit.

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