A deployed US Navy fuel ship suffered damage after apparently running into something in the Middle East

[Pelican Press 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

A deployed US Navy fuel ship suffered damage after apparently running into something in the Middle East

A US Navy fuel ship suffered some damage in the Middle East on Monday.

The replenishment oiler USNS Big ***** appeared to be involved in an allision, a Navy official said.

The Big ***** is a refueling asset supporting operations in the Middle East.

A US Navy fuel ship deployed to the Middle East suffered damage on Monday after apparently running into something.

A Navy official told Business Insider on Tuesday that the replenishment oiler USNS Big ***** appeared to have been involved in an “allision” in the Arabian Sea.

An allision is a term for when a moving ship strikes a stationary object. The official didn’t say what the Big ***** hit, only that it took damage. No crew members were said to have been injured in the incident.

The Navy official said that the extent of the damage was still being assessed and that an investigation was ongoing. The Big ***** was anchored off the coast of Oman earlier on Tuesday, but commercial tugboats are bringing the vessel to a nearby port.

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==

USNS Big ***** during a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in September.US Navy photo

The news that Big ***** was involved in an incident was first reported on Tuesday by

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

, a maritime news outlet. The outlet said it received reports that the oiler ran aground and cited leaked video and photos purporting to show damage to the vessel and flooding inside.

The official said the Navy had received reports that an allision occurred and that the Big ***** didn’t run aground.

The Big ***** is a Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler that can provide fuel to other warships while at sea. Multiple Navy assets, including the

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

, are deployed to the Middle East region.

The Big ***** refueled the carrier Abraham Lincoln just two weeks ago.

It’s unclear how the Big ***** incident could impact the strike group’s operations, as it’s a key support asset for Fifth Fleet operations. There do not appear to be

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

in the Middle East region, but Navy warships have other means of refueling, such as port visits.

Monday’s incident isn’t the first time the oiler has been damaged in the Middle East in recent months. The vessel suffered damage during an ill-fated

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

with destroyer USS John S. McCain.

Read the original article on

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

#deployed #Navy #fuel #ship #suffered #damage #apparently #running #Middle #East

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up