USS Truman Collision in Suez Canal- Feb/2025

[Colin Parkinson]

Appears the USN ship was trying to enter the Suez Canal when it collided with a bulker

 

[daftandbarmy]

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[Oldgateboatdriver]

Actually accurate for ships: The collision is coming, you know for a long time that its coming, its all happening in slow motion - and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. You are already backing at max engine speed and using maximum helm but there is too much momentum to do any good other than soften the blow some.

 

[Lumber]

Actually accurate for ships: The collision is coming, you know for a long time that its coming, its all happening in slow motion - and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. You are already backing at max engine speed and using maximum helm but there is too much momentum to do any good other than soften the blow some.

We almost got T-boned by a big fella just outside the entrance to the southern side of the suez canal. When it says to consider "at night the presence of background light such as from shore lights", they really mean it. AIS saved my bacon and probably the lives of a good number of the crew.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

We almost got T-boned by a big fella just outside the entrance to the southern side of the suez canal. When it says to consider "at night the presence of background light such as from shore lights", they really mean it. AIS saved my bacon and probably the lives of a good number of the crew.

Yes a 2300hr transit in an area full of ships, lot's of back scatter and a bunch of smaller radar contacts that may or may not be lit.......

 

[Navy_Pete]

Saw a few photos, not too bad damage.

Edit: Souda Bay is a pretty awesome base to be 'stuck' at for repairs.

 

[brihard]

The captain of the Truman has been relieved due to a loss of confidence. Captain Christopher “Chowdah” Hill will return to the theatre as temporary CO. Capt Hill was most recently the CO of USS Eisenhower in the Red Sea and hence the attacks on USN and civilian shipping were frequent.

USS Harry S. Truman CO Removed From Command Following Collision with Merchant Ship - USNI News

This post has been updated with an additional statement from the Navy. The commander of the aircraft carrier that collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Egypt last week has been removed from command, USNI News has learned. Capt. Dave Snowden was removed from command of USS Harry S...

news.usni.org

 

[Yrys]

Second US fighter jet falls overboard of Truman

Second US fighter jet falls overboard from Truman aircraft carrier

The latest mishap involving an expensive Super Hornet is under investigation
For the second time in just eight days, a US fighter jet has been lost to the Red Sea after falling from the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier, US officials say.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet was attempting to land on the Truman's flight deck on Tuesday when a manoeuvre failed, "causing the aircraft to go overboard", an official told the BBC's US partner CBS News.

The two pilots inside the aircraft ejected, and sustained minor injuries in the incident. The jets themselves are reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars each.

"Both aviators safely ejected and were rescued by a helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11," the official told CBS.

It comes after another Super Hornet went overboard into the same sea last Monday in a separate incident. It was "under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft", a US Navy statement said. A sailor sustained minor injuries, and a tractor that had been towing the aircraft was also pulled into the water.

During the second incident, officials said there was a failure of an arrestment - referring to a cable that is used to help slow down a jet as it lands. The incident is still under investigation, and the aircraft has yet to be recovered.

The jet may have tipped overboard after the aircraft carrier made a sharp turn while taking evasive action against Houthi militants in Yemen, US officials told CBS.

Just hours earlier on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the US would stop attacking the Iran-backed Houthis if the group stopped targeting shipping in the Red Sea.

The Truman has been involved in several incidents in its Red Sea deployment, including last December, when the USS Gettysburg mistakenly shot down another F/A-18 fighter jet that was operating from the carrier. Both pilots survived.

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