Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Underway After Five Days of Emergency Repairs

The U.S. Navy reported tonight, February 24, that the carrier USS Harry S. Truman has returned to sea after emergency repairs in Crete. The carrier group was underway today and conducting routine flight operations.

The carrier arrived back at the Naval Support Base in Souda Bay, Greece on February 16 just four days after it collided with a bulker north of the Suez Canal. The report indicated that an assessment team would conduct a full survey of damaged areas and develop a repair plan to be executed immediately.

The Navy quickly assembled an emergency team that included engineers, naval architects, and other personnel from the Forward Deployed Reg…