USS Harry S. Truman returns to sea following emergency repairs

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is underway conducting routine flight operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, after departing Souda Bay, Greece, following the completion of an emergent repair availability (ERAV).

“Our ship remains operationally ready to complete deployment with mission and purpose on full display by the entire crew,” said Capt. Chris Hill, commanding officer of Harry S. Truman.

“We are out here launching and recovering aircraft, ready to ‘Give ‘em Hell’ with combat credible power.”

Led by Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC), Truman completed the five-day ERAV at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Greece.

Sailors worked with FDRMC personnel, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, and local industry partner Theodoropoulos Group to assess damage, develop a repair plan, and restore weathertight integrity to the ship following the collision on February 12, 2025. To remind, the vessel collided with bulk carrier Besiktas-M, while operating in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt. Meanwhile, the navy released a photo of the damage the aircraft carrier sustained in the collision.  

The damage assessed includes the exterior wall of two storage rooms and maintenance space. External to the ship, damage assessed includes a line handling space, the fantail, and the platform above one of the storage spaces, according to the navy.

“FDRMC is focused on keeping our forward-deployed naval forces mission-ready across 5th and 6th Fleets, maintaining critical combat readiness for the ships and their Sailors,” said Capt. Mollie Bily, FDRMC commanding officer.

Since deploying, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 has flown over 5,500 sorties, including two self-defense strikes into Houthi-controlled Yemen territory and a large force strike against ISIS-Somalia targets in Northeast Somalia in coordination with US Africa Command.