A US Navy aircraft carrier collided with a large merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday night, APA reports citing Reuters.
The Nimitz-class carrier USS Harry S. Truman was "involved in a collision" with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M, at around 11:46 p.m. local time while operating near Egypt's Port Said, a Navy spokesperson said on Thursday.
Cmdr. Timothy Gorman, a spokesperson for the US Sixth Fleet, which oversees Navy operations in the Mediterranean, said the collision did not endanger the Truman.
"There are no reports of flooding or injuries," Gorman said in a statement. "The propulsion plants are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition. The incident is under investigation. More information will be released as it becomes available."
