The Uss Harry S. Truman air carrier was in a collision with a trading ship in Mediterranean near EgyptThe Military Fleet said on Thursday. After the collision, there were no reports of injuries and floods, the Navy press said in a statement.
The collision occurred late on Wednesday night near the port, in Egypt, the Navy CMDR said. Timothy Gorman, Press -Secretary of the 6th Navy.
The collision is under investigation.
Truman was approaching the Suez channel to move from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, said an official of the Military Fleet CBS News. At this time, there is no assessment on which the wine was guilty of the vessel, the official said.
The trim has caused some damage over the water line, the official said. It was unclear whether it would be repairs.
The carrier's movement did not affect the collision, the official said.
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The strike group of the carrier was located in the Eastern Mediterranean after about two months of combat operations in the US Central Command, which includes parts of the Middle East, the 2nd fleet reports.
The shock group was conducted Air Against ISIS In Somalia on February 1, according to the US forces. Last Thursday, the carrier arrived in Greece to visit the working port.
He contributed to this report.