The USS Harry S. Truman remains in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as its crew assesses damage from the Norfolk-based carrier's late-night collision this week with a cargo ship near the Suez Canal.

The Truman is one of 11 aircraft carriers in the US Navy fleet. Accidents involving the huge ships and commercial vessels are rare as the carriers usually travel with a strike group, protected by ...

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The officer in charge of the USS Harry S. Truman has been relieved of his duties after a collision with a cargo ship near the Suez Canal, the Navy said Thursday.

The USS Harry S. Truman, whose home port is Norfolk, Virginia, is a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier which was deployed to the Mediterranean and Middle East in September.

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision with a merchant ship near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday night, a Navy spokesperson said Thursday.

The Truman, a 1,100-foot-long Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, was heading toward the canal, tracking data indicates. Marine expert Sal Mercogliano, a professor at Campbell University, said in an X ...

The Truman, a 1,100-foot-long Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, was heading toward the canal, tracking data indicates.