{"id":11702,"date":"2026-08-12T23:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11702"},"modified":"2026-08-12T23:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:16:19","slug":"us-sailors-trying-to-jump-overboard-amid-extended-middle-east-deployment-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11702","title":{"rendered":"US sailors trying to jump overboard amid extended Middle East deployment: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133195142,imgsize-867283,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/uss-abraham-lincoln-file.jpg\" alt=\"US sailors trying to jump overboard amid extended Middle East deployment: Report\" title=\"The roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the carrier have spent 250 consecutive days at sea\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the carrier have spent 250 consecutive days at sea\">The roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the carrier have spent 250 consecutive days at sea<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly attempted to jump overboard amid mounting mental health concerns and an extended Middle East deployment, with military families and US lawmakers warning that conditions aboard the aircraft carrier are reaching a breaking point.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the carrier have spent 250 consecutive days at sea, in what Navy Times and Stars and Stripes have described as an unusually gruelling deployment. The ship was originally scheduled to return in May but has remained in the region as the US continues military operations linked to the war with Iran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Families flag &#8216;broken trust&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>According to reports cited by The Guardian and The Hill, there have been multiple incidents involving sailors considering or attempting to jump overboard. <!-- -->At least one crew member was prevented from doing so by another sailor, while families have also reported concerns over suicidal thoughts among those aboard.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>At a town hall meeting in San Diego attended by around 200 family members last Thursday, relatives raised their concerns directly with Navy leadership, including acting Navy secretary Hung Cao and senior naval commanders. One spouse told officials that her husband had texted her that day saying \u201che hopes he doesn\u2019t wake up tomorrow.\u201d Another family member accused Navy leadership of having \u201cbroken trust between us and the leadership\u201d, according to Stars and Stripes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Annabelle Loma told Navy Times that her husband had attempted to jump overboard after his deployment was repeatedly extended. \u201cHe\u2019s scared. He thinks he\u2019ll get a dishonorable discharge, and just because he was burnt out his 13-year career is ruined, just like that,\u201d she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The Lincoln left San Diego on November 21 for what was initially planned as a Pacific deployment, but was redirected towards the Middle East after the war with Iran began. <!-- -->The ship has reportedly had only two days ashore during the deployment, in Guam in December and Oman in July.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Families and sailors have also raised concerns about living conditions aboard the carrier, including food and water shortages, broken toilets and laundry facilities, mould and long periods without hot water. Democratic congressman Mike Levin described conditions as \u201cmoldy showers, broken toilets, laundry down for weeks, long stretches with no hot water, a meal that came down to half a cup of rice and two tortillas.<!-- --> No soap, deodorant, or toothpaste.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Levin criticised Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth after he previously dismissed reports about conditions aboard the ship as \u201cmore fake news\u201d. \u201cThese men and women signed up to serve their country. The least their country owes them is hot water, a working toilet and a real meal. Hegseth cannot even manage that, and he has the nerve to look their families in the eye and call them liars,\u201d Levin said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">US Navy disputes claim<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The Navy, however, disputed claims of a rise in suicidal behaviour aboard the carrier. In a statement cited by The Guardian, a Navy official said: \u201cBased on information available to the command, we have not identified an increase in reported suicidal ideation or suicide attempts aboard the ship.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The official said sailors had access to \u201conboard deployment-resilience counselors and chaplains\u201d and that their health and wellbeing remained a priority. <!-- -->The Navy also said the ship had \u201ccontinuous access to clean water, functional AC and healthy meal options\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>The crisis comes as the Lincoln continues combat operations in support of the US war effort against Iran, amid a wider confrontation centred on the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>Iran has rejected President Donald Trump&#8217;s claim that the US has \u201ctotal control\u201d over the waterway and said the strait will remain closed until Tehran&#8217;s conditions are met. Trump has described the US naval presence as a \u201cWALL OF STEEL\u201d and said, \u201cthere is nothing Iran can do about it\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>With the conflict continuing and the Lincoln&#8217;s return date still unclear, concerns over the psychological toll of the deployment are likely to remain a major issue for the Navy and the families of those serving aboard the carrier.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-sailors-trying-to-jump-overboard-amid-extended-middle-east-deployment-report\/articleshow\/133195134.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the carrier have spent 250 consecutive days at sea Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly attempted to jump overboard amid mounting mental health concerns and an extended Middle East deployment, with 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