US Aircraft Carrier Truman Collides With Merchant Ship Near Egypt

By Associated Press

Published 4 months ago on

February 14, 2025

US Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman involved in collision with merchant ship near Egypt, no injuries or major damage reported. (AP/Cody Beam)

USS Harry S. Truman collides with merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt, with no reported injuries or significant damage.
Navy confirms no flooding or propulsion system damage to the aircraft carrier following the collision at sea.
Truman, based in Norfolk, Virginia, was deployed to Mediterranean and Middle East since September.

WASHINGTON — The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision at sea with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt, the Navy said.

The collision occurred late Wednesday while both ships were moving. It did not result in flooding or injuries aboard the carrier, and there was no damage to the ship’s propulsion systems, the Navy said Thursday in a statement.

None of the crew on the merchant ship, the Besiktas-M, were injured either, according to a defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details that had not yet been made public.

The Truman, which is based in Norfolk, Virginia, deployed in September to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It had just completed a port call in Souda Bay, Greece.