US Navy replenishment ship operating in Mideast was damaged in an incident, officials say

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US Navy replenishment ship operating in ******** was damaged in an incident, officials say

DUBAI, ******* ***** Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy replenishment ship operating in the Middle East sustained damage in an incident which is under investigation, officials said Tuesday.

The damage to the USNS Big ***** comes after the oiler has supplied the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and ******** in the region amid heightened tensions over the *******-****** war and *******’s ongoing strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon.

A U.S. Navy official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss matters yet to be made public, said the damage happened in the ********, but declined to elaborate on its location. A photo released by the U.S. military dated Sept. 5 showed sailors aboard the Lincoln receiving supplies from the Big *****, while another on Sept. 11 showed the Big ***** alongside the Lincoln. The Lincoln is patrolling the Arabian Sea.

The official said the Big *****’s crew was safe and there was no sign of an oil ***** from the vessel.

Another U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity for the same reason, said the vessel was being supported by private tugboats and an assessment was still ongoing for the vessel.

Rumors about the Big *****’s condition began circulating early Tuesday after images posted to a website tracking shipping called gCaptain showed flooding purportedly on board the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler. The website described the Big ***** as having “ran aground … and partially flooded off the coast of Oman.”

Though the Lincoln is powered by a nuclear reactor, its strike group has vessels powered by fossil fuel that need to be resupplied at sea. The aircraft aboard the Lincoln also need jet fuel. The Big ***** and other ships like it also provide other supplies.

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Copp reported from Washington.

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