CVN-75 USS 해리.S.트루먼, 이집트 포트사이드 인근에서 상선과 충돌

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지난 수요일 밤 11:45분 경 CVN-75 USS 해리.S.트루먼이 이집트 포트사이드 인근 해역에서 벌크선 MV 베식타스-M과 충돌했네요. 트루먼함의 추진시설에 문제가 없다고 하는 걸로 봐선 화물선이 트루먼함을 뒤에서 추돌한 모양입니다. 부상자도 없고, 손상은 흘수선 위이며 갑판에 탑재한 항공기도 손상이 없다고 합니다. 

트루먼함과 DDG-109 USS 제이슨 던햄은 지난 주 그리스 수다만에 입항했었습니다. 수다만을 떠나 홍해로 돌아가던 중으로 보이며, 화물선은 수에즈 운하를 통과해 흑해의 콘스탄차항으로 향하고 있었습니다. MV 베식타스-M은 파나마 선적으로 길이가 550피트가 넘고 재화중량이 53,000톤에 달하는 배네요. USNI의 기사에 따르면 선박의 소유주와 관리주체가 불분명하다고 합니다. 

사고 수습이 된 건지 작성중인 2월 14일 3시 19분에서 1시간 55분 전 업데이트된 AIS 위치에 따르면 화물선은 포트사이드 떠나 서쪽으로 항해중이네요. 

USS Harry S. Truman Collides with Merchant Vessel - USNI News

UPDATED: USS Harry S. Truman Collides with Merchant Vessel in Mediterranean Sea

Heather Mongilio

February 13, 2025 11:38 AM - Updated: February 13, 2025 3:18 PM

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) arrives at the NATO Marathi Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, during a scheduled port visit on Feb. 6, 2025. US Navy Photo

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, collided with M/V Besiktas-M on Wednesday evening near Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea, the Navy said Thursday.

The carrier did not experience flooding and the crew did not report injuries, Cmdr. Tim Gorman, the spokesperson for U.S. 6th Fleet, said in a statement.

Truman‘s propulsion plants are unaffected. The collision, which occurred at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, is under investigation. The damage is above the waterline of the carrier, a Navy official told USNI News. No aircraft aboard the deck were damaged, another Navy official said.

The Harry S. Truman CSG deployed in September 2024 from Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. After exercising in the North Sea, the strike group entered U.S. Central Command in December. 

The AIS track of Besiktas-M on Feb. 12, 2025. Marine Traffic Image

Truman and destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) made a port call to U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Greece last week. 

Port Said, Egypt, is at the northern tip of the Suez Canal, where it meets the Mediterranean Sea. The position of Truman suggests the carrier was returning to the Red Sea after a port visit to Souda Bay, Greece. It’s unclear whether Jason Dunham was sailing with the carrier at the time of the collision.

Based on AIS data, Besiktas-M had just transited the Suez Canal and was bound for the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania. Besiktas-M, a bulk carrier, is more than 550 feet long with a deadweight of 53,000 tons. It’s unclear who owns and manages the ship.

Bekitas-M in 2021. Marine Traffic Photo

The merchant vessel previously collided with M/V Common Spirit in August 2016 in the Bangladesh port city of Chittagong, according to the ship tracking site Vessel Tracker.

The last known collision between a carrier and a merchant ship was on July 22, 2004, when the former USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) collided with a small dhow in the Persian Gulf during night helicopter operations. The commander of the carrier was relieved after an initial investigation.

US Navy's carrier Truman involved in collision with merchant vessel, no flooding or injuries - Breaking Defense

US Navy's carrier Truman involved in collision with merchant vessel, no flooding or injuries - Breaking Defense

US Navy’s carrier Truman involved in collision with merchant vessel, no flooding or injuries

The collision with Besiktas-M, a bulk carrier, took place in the vicinity of an Egyptian port.

By   Justin Katzon February 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class K. H. Anderson/Released)

WASHINGTON — The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) was involved in a collision with a merchant vessel this week while operating near Egypt, according to a US 6th Fleet spokesman.

“The collision did not endanger the Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as there are no reports of flooding or injuries. The propulsion plants are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition. The incident is under investigation. More information will be released as it becomes available,” Cmdr. Timothy Gorman said in a statement today.

The incident took place on Feb. 12 at 11:46 p.m. local time in the “vicinity” of Port Said. Open source websites tracking global shipping via automatic identification system (AIS) information indicate the merchant vessel, Besiktas-M, is a bulk carrier that sails under the flag of Panama.

Since the October 2023 attack on Israel, the US Navy’s carrier strike groups have been rotating in and out of the Mediterranean and Red Seas, charged both with aiding in the defense of the US ally as well as trying to maintain safe sea lanes for commercial shipping.

Although the Pentagon is reporting there were no injuries or flooding aboard the Truman, any time a US Navy ship is involved in a collision, it immediately stirs up investigations not just within the Defense Department but also among lawmakers.

In 2022, the submarine Connecticut (SSN-22) was involved in an allision — when a ship strikes a stationary object, as opposed to a collision which is between two moving vessels. An investigation later pinned blame for that mishap on an “accumulation of unit-level errors and omissions in navigation planning; watch team execution; and risk management.”

Prior to that in 2017, the Navy came under intense scrutiny from Capitol Hill and the general public when two of its destroyers separately collided with merchant vessels while at sea, killing 17 sailors. Investigations that followed those incidents found the ship’s crews were under trained and sleep deprived.

Vessel Characteristics: Ship BESIKTAS M (Bulk Carrier) Registered in Panama - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9291365MMSI 9291365Call Sign 3EOA9 | AIS Marine Traffic

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예전에 림팩에선가 잠수함이 컨테이너선 밑에 숨어서 항모를 공격, 격침판정 받은 사례도 있었던 것으로 기억하는데 이제는 대형 상선이 나포되는 등 상황에 따른 기습적인 충각 혹은 자폭공격에 대한 대응책이 필요해보이네요.

그나저나 해저케이블 손상사건 등 이곳저곳에서 상선을 이용한 사보타지로 의심되는사건이 발생하네요.

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