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| Aircraft Carrier USS Harry S. Truman In Greece For Repairs Following Collision |
| 2025-02-19 |
| [TWZ] 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. “An assessment team will conduct a full survey of damaged areas and develop a repair plan to be executed immediately following completion of the assessment,” according to an official press release. “The assessment team includes structural engineers, naval architects, and other personnel from FDRMC [the Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center] and Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). They will be supported by ship’s force personnel and local industry partners for the repair effort.” 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.” The Navy has previously said Truman did not experience any flooding and that its nuclear reactors were safe and sound as a result of the collision. None of the aircraft onboard were damaged and none of the crew were injured. Details about the full extent of the damage to Besiktas-M remain unclear. There have been no reported injuries among its crew. The Panamanian-flagged cargo ship appears to be continuing on its planned voyage to the port of Constanta in Romania on the Black Sea, according to online ship tracking site Vessel Tracker. “Deployed U.S. Navy ships routinely undergo planned and emergent maintenance periods such as mid-deployment voyage repairs and ERAVs, allowing forward-deployed ships to sustain maximal operational readiness,” the service has stressed in its latest release about Truman. “The United States’ relationships with Allies and partners provides access to ports around the world, granting the U.S. Navy strategic pier availability and resources critical for operational flexibility.” “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. Related: USS Harry S. Truman 02/16/2025 Mohammed al-Houthi warns for unprecedented Yemeni military response to US plans for Gaza displacement USS Harry S. Truman 02/03/2025 How US military planned airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia's Puntland USS Harry S. Truman 01/20/2025 Yemen strikes USS Harry S. Truman for the eighth time Related: Souda Bay: 2024-08-25 Navy to sideline 17 vessels due to manpower shortage, operating crews will be redistributed: report Souda Bay: 2020-09-13 US eyes Greek island as alternative to Turkish base due to ‘disturbing' Erdogan actions, senior senator claims Souda Bay: 2013-05-06 Diplomat: U.S. Special Forces told "you can't go" to Benghazi during attacks |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 Can we get that one back into port and properly maintained and painted? It looks like some foreign vessel that I'm accustomed to making fun of. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2025-02-19 22:43 |
| #4 Good thing the cargo ship wasn't full of Ford Pintos. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-02-19 20:08 |
| #3 A bulk carrier got a mission kill on a US Navy warship. Or does this go on the books as routine wear & tear? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-02-19 19:29 |
| #2 It sure looks like the Harry was rammed a glancing blow from behind by the Turkish freighter as the Harry was entering the Suez Canal. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2025-02-19 16:25 |
| #1 I don't believe the Harry S. was 'mass' threatening. Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine patrol plane over disputed shoal |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-02-19 06:19 |