American nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman ran into a large merchant ship in the Port-Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea. This is reported by ABC News.

" Truman (CVN 75) of the Nimitz grade collided with the Besiktas-M trading ship around 23:46 local time on February 12 during operations in the Port Said region, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea, ”the US Navy said in a statement of the sixth fleet.

The causes of the collision are not called. It is only noted that the Harry Truman nuclear aircraft carrier with a displacement of 100,000 tons and worth $ 4.5 billion, collided with a Besiktas-M trading ship with a displacement of 53,000 tons under the flag of Panama.

Messages about the victims and flooding on board the nuclear aircraft carrier of the US Navy Harry S. Truman, on board which is a crew of 5,000 sailors, no. The incident is investigated.

American nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is equipped with two nuclear reactors and four engine installations, and in the statement of the sixth fleet it is said that the motor installations of the ship were not injured and are in a “safe and stable state”.

Aircraft carrier of the US Navy Harry S. Truman and his shock group operated in the Red Sea since mid-December as part of the mission to reflect the attacks of the Khusiti militants from the territory of Yemen to merchant ships passing through this waterway.

Earlier this week, an atomic aircraft carrier arrived at the Naval base in Crete, which became a rare respite for the shock group, which constantly conducts operations, although the pace of operations slowed down after the entry into force in mid-January of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Port Said, Egypt, is located at the northern tip of the Suez Canal, where it meets the Mediterranean Sea. The atomic aircraft carrier returned to the Red Sea. Besiktas-M just passed the Suez Canal and was heading to the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania.

The latest clash between the US Navy and the merchant ship occurred on July 22, 2004, when the NUSS John F nuclear aircraft carrier. Kennedy (CV-67) collided with a small ship in the Persian Gulf during night helicopter operations.

We will remind, earlier Focus wrote that Elon Musk, who seeks to reduce the expenses of the US government, can soon pay attention to the army, namely, aircraft carriers who are very expensive.