Suicide attempts reported on USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier – media

Relatives of the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln report critical conditions among sailors due to a record 250-day deployment. Suicide attempts have been recorded on the ship. Service conditions are deteriorating due to daily life problems. The US Navy has not commented on the incidents.

Relatives of the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln have reported a critical moral and psychological state among the sailors. The prolonged and repeatedly extended combat deployment has led to severe consequences. As The Guardian reports, citing Navy Times and Stars and Stripes, several attempts by sailors to jump overboard have been recorded on the ship. On board are over five thousand military personnel and marines. The crew has not set foot on land for 250 consecutive days, and the deployment is in its ninth month – a record for modern US aircraft carriers. The situation is exacerbated by daily life problems: mold in showers, broken toilets, laundry facilities out of service for weeks, lack of hot water, limited rations, and shortage of hygiene products. US congressmen Mike Levin and Jason Crow have drawn attention to these conditions. In San Diego, a meeting of about 200 relatives with Navy leadership, including acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, took place. One wife said her husband wrote that he 'hopes not to wake up tomorrow.' Annabel Loma reported that her husband tried to jump into the water after news of the mission extension. Another sailor forcibly restrained a colleague on deck. The carrier left San Diego on November 21, with a planned mission in the Pacific until May, but the ship was redeployed to the Middle East due to the escalation of the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran. The US Navy has not provided official comments.