Democratic senators raised concerns over conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln after the aircraft carrier spent more than eight months at sea supporting US operations in the Middle East. Senator Richard Blumenthal cited reports of supply shortages, water issues and crew welfare concerns. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected claims of poor conditions and praised sailors’ efforts.
Concerns are mounting over the prolonged deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln, as Democratic senators raise questions about the living conditions and well-being of its crew after more than eight and a half months at sea.
The San Diego-based aircraft carrier, which has around 5,000 sailors aboard, is supporting US military operations in the Middle East amid the war with Iran.
In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Hung Cao, the acting Navy secretary, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, listed several reported problems aboard the carrier, the New York Times reports.
“There have been widespread reports of shortages of basic supplies, water contamination, plumbing issues, deteriorating mental health, deck safety concerns and disruptions in the mail system, which have caused many care packages in route to the ship to be lost in transit for months,” he wrote about the problems, many of which were reported earlier by Navy Times and Stars and Stripes.
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