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   damage near water-line?????   
      
   US Navy Vessel Damaged in Arabian Sea — Waters Infested with Houthis…   
   The incident is under investigation. It occurred after the USNS Big Horn   
   refueled the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group.   
      
   According to the Navy, the USNS Big Horn experienced an unspecified   
   emergency early Tuesday local time. The tanker was damaged after it   
   resupplied the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, which is   
   patrolling in the Arabian Sea.   
      
   The vessel was reportedly carrying around 80 people and the Navy said   
   that everyone on board was safe.   
      
   Two military officials told The Washington Post that the vessel was   
   being towed to port for evaluation and repair. One of the officials said   
   that the ship was damaged close to the waterline and that at least one   
   of the compartments had begun flooding.   
      
   On Monday, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and its strike   
   group, including two destroyers and a cruiser, departed from Naval   
   Station Norfolk, Virginia. They left U.S. shores on a regularly   
   scheduled rotation and are expected to be assigned to the 6th Fleet,   
   headquartered in Naples, Italy in European Mediterranean waters.   
      
   Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, said this   
   week that the Truman deployment “highlighted the need for continuity in   
   our sustained presence amid escalating international tensions,” as   
   quoted by the Navy Times.   
      
   On Monday, the Pentagon announced the deployment of additional troops to   
   the Middle East amid heightened tensions in the region.   
      
   Source: The Washington Post, Navy Times - links in the comment under the   
   post   
      
      
   The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105),   
   left, steams alongside the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO   
   198) during an underway replenishment while operating in the South China   
   Sea, Oct. 23, 2023. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st   
   Class Greg Johnson.   
      
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