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Collision damage to be repaired at next yard overhaul
The 'Harry S. Truman' has still not fully repaired the damage suffered in the collision with the cargo m/v 'Besiktas M' (IMO: 9291365in the Suez Canal on Feb 12, 2025. When the aircraft carrier returned to its homeport in Norfolk in early June. after eight months of operations, it also had lost three Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jets, the last due to a malfunction of the arresting system on May 6 in the Red Sea. Just about a week earlier, on April 28, another Super Hornet had tumbled from its hangar deck into the Red Sea. The cause was likely an abrupt maneuver by the carrier to evade an attack by the Houthi militia. As a result of the collision, the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier, Captain Dave Snowden, lost his position on Feb 20. The carrier itself, after an inspection and emergency repairs in the port of Souda Bay on Crete, returned to sea on Feb 24. The ship had suffered significant damage, particularly in the stern area on the starboard side. The 'Besiktas M' ripped open the boom of the aft aircraft elevator and caused further damage along the sideline. The latter has obviously been painted over. However, the prominent hole was still gaping in the elevator's boom. On Oct 5. when US President Trump delivered a speech in Norfolk Harbor next to the USS 'Truman' to mark the 250th anniversary of the US Navy. the damage was quickly covered with an oversized, dark blue "Navy" banner. The US Navy justified the fact that ther ship has not yet undergone full repairs by arguing that there was no need to do so as it was still operational. Immediately after the collision, while in Souda Bay, new bulkheads were installed in each of the damaged areas to restore weatherproofing. The remaining external damage was therefore more or less cosmetic. The damage will be repaired as planned during the upcoming RCOH overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding. Report with photos: https://www.flugrevue.de/flugzeugtraeger-uss-truman-hat-immer-noch-ein-loch-am-heck/
Second jet fighter loss
On May 3, 2025, another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS 'Harry S. Truman' has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, when the aircraft carrier was making evasive maneuvers to avoid Houthi militant fire in the Red Sea. The F/A-18 fighter Super Hornet jet, along with the vehicle towing it into place on the deck of the ''Harry S Truman', rolled right out of the hangar bay and into the water, after the move crew lost control of the aircraft. The other aircraft was lost after there was some kind of arrestment failure as the jet was trying to land on the carrier, and the pilot and weapons systems officer had to eject. They were recovered by a rescue helicopter and were both alive, but suffered minor injuries.
Houthis attacked aircraft carrier
The Houthi militia attacked the USS 'Harry S. Truman' with 11 drones on March 16. American aircraft shot down all the drones before they got near the warship. On the morning of March 17, the aircraft carrier, which was located near the Red Sea, was under attack again. There were no details about this attack yet. The attacks came after the US defense, on the orders of Donald Trump, attacked several targets in Yemen on March 16. According to the Americans, the goal of the US attack was to put an end to the Houthis' renewed threats to attack ships with ties to Israel. The Houthis, however, have no plans to stop the attacks, according to Abdul Malik al-Houthi, leader of the Houthi movement, on March 16. The Houthis on MArch 18 claimed their third attack on the 'Harry S. Truman' carrier group with missiles and drones. A US Air Force official said it was hard to confirm the attacks claimed by the Houthis as they were missing their targets by over 100 miles.
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