us military emergency: us navy supply ship "big horn" seriously damaged, the only refueling ship of the us military in the middle east
2024-09-25
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this article is reproduced from [global times new media];
the uss big horn, a u.s. navy supply ship operating in the middle east, was severely damaged at sea, u.s. officials revealed on tuesday. the u.s. navy has reportedly been facing a long-standing shortage of refueling ships, and the ship is the only refueling ship in the region.
according to reports from the navy times and the washington post on the 24th, the u.s. navy said in a statement that after providing supplies to the abraham lincoln aircraft carrier strike group, the u.s. navy's "big horn" was damaged due to an unexplained emergency on monday night. the u.s. navy said that all crew members are safe, and it is not clear whether anyone was injured. the accident is still under investigation.
the report said that due to the tension caused by israel's war in the gaza strip, the uss abraham lincoln carrier strike group and several other warships have been operating in the arabian sea for several months. an unnamed u.s. navy official said that the damage to the "big horn" was in the arabian sea and there was no sign of oil leakage on the ship. the ship, which carries about 80 crew members, is being towed to a port for assessment and repairs. another navy official said that the "big horn" encountered trouble when it was close to the coastline, but he did not elaborate.
both military officials said it was too early to explain the cause of the damage to the big horn, but they did not believe it was caused by a collision with another ship.
a photo released by the u.s. military on september 5 shows the uss abraham lincoln receiving supplies from the uss big horn, while another photo released on september 11 (pictured) shows the uss big horn alongside the uss abraham lincoln, which is patrolling the arabian sea.
while the abraham lincoln is powered by a nuclear reactor, the ships in its strike group are powered by fossil fuels and need to be refueled at sea. the aircraft on the abraham lincoln also require jet fuel.
