Media outlets reported that sailors attempted to jump overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln
The specialized American publications *Navy Times* and *Stars and Stripes* reported several attempts by sailors to jump overboard from the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln amid the ship’s prolonged deployment. *The Guardian* reports on this.
There are more than 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier. The crew has been at sea for nine consecutive months and, according to the publications, has not set foot on land for 250 consecutive days. This is described as a record-breaking duration for a modern aircraft carrier.
According to Stars and Stripes, a meeting took place last week in San Diego between approximately 200 family members of service members and U.S. Navy leadership, including Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Kao. One of the sailors’ wives said that her husband had texted her that day, saying he “hopes not to wake up tomorrow.”
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The Navy Times quoted Annabel Loma, who said her husband had tried to jump overboard after his deployment was extended multiple times. The publication also quoted the wife of another sailor, who said her husband stopped a colleague who was trying to jump into the water by grabbing him and pulling him back onto the deck.
California Democratic Congressman Mike Levin highlighted the substandard conditions on the ship: moldy showers, malfunctioning toilets, laundry facilities that hadn’t worked for weeks, a prolonged lack of hot water, limited food, and a shortage of hygiene supplies. Colorado Congressman Jason Crow said that the strain on service members and their families “is growing every week.”
The USS Abraham Lincoln departed San Diego on November 21 and was initially scheduled to head to the Pacific Ocean, but was redeployed to the Middle East after the U.S. and Israel began their war with Iran. The deployment, which was originally scheduled to end in May, has been extended several times. The Guardian reported that it had contacted the U.S. Navy for information about the attempted jumps overboard but had not received a prompt response.
