Military Times: Burned-Out US Carrier Sailors Near Iran Tried to Jump Overboard
Sailors on a US aircraft carrier operating near Iran attempted to jump overboard amid exhaustion and low morale caused by extended operations, Military Times reported, citing crew members’ families.
Families have expressed concern over living conditions and mental health on the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose deployment began in late November and was expected to end in May but has since been extended indefinitely. The ship reportedly went long periods without regular port visits for replenishment, maintenance and rest.Annabelle Loma told Military Times on Tuesday that the ship’s ombudsman had informed her that her husband had tried to jump off the carrier. “He thinks he’ll get a dishonorable discharge, and just because he was burnt out,” she said.Maria Rodriguez, the wife of another sailor, stated her husband had intervened in a separate incident, preventing a shipmate from going overboard.According to Stars and Stripes, active-duty sailors and family members described a bleak atmosphere aboard the ship, detailing reports of suicidal thoughts and at least one case in which a crew member was prevented from jumping overboard.
“We’ve just been turning and burning the whole time we’ve deployed,” a sailor told the publication, adding that morale, which was high at the beginning of the deployment, had declined.MS NOW cited families as saying last week that the crew had struggled with food shortages and that the ship’s store often lacked basic supplies such as toothpaste, soap and deodorant.The US Navy announced in a statement on Monday that it was “continuously conducting assessments to monitor and sustain the psychological readiness of every sailor".Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao stated the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group was preparing to relieve the Lincoln but did not provide a timeline, citing operational security.
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