U.S. Navy Releases Image of Damage to USS Harry S. Truman After Collision at Sea
Published on: February 14, 2025 at 5:38 PMGoogle News IconFollow Us On Google News
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
While an investigation is ongoing, the U.S. Navy has released a photo captured in the aftermath of the collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M, showing damage to an observation platform.
As already reported here at The Aviationist, the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) aircraft carrier was involved in a collision with a merchant ship in the Mediterranean Sea, off Egypt, on Feb. 13, 2025. The service has now released an image captured in the aftermath of the collision, showing the damage sustained by the vessel.
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While an investigation is ongoing, the U.S. Navy has released a photo captured in the aftermath of the collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M, showing damage to an observation platform.
The collision
Judging from what can be seen in the photo, the damage appears to involve the observation platform after the starboard (right side) elevator, just behind the carrier’s island. According to Stars and Stripes, the 6th Fleet has confirmed that the elevator has not been damaged in the collision.
The Truman’s damage shown in the photo and the reported damage to the Besiktas-M’s starboard bow appear to be consistent with the reports of the merchant vessel striking the aircraft carrier with its bow. Some reports also mention that the Besiktas-M might have turned sharply to port (left) and then immediately to starboard, and this would explain why the damage is localized only in those two relatively small areas.
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