The USS Harry Truman collided with a merchant ship in the Mediterranean Sea near Port Said, Egypt, on Wednesday evening.

No injuries or ship flooding have been reported by Navy officials.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    With Yemeni and Somali attacks on merchant vessels this is actually one place in the world where a military presence is actually beneficial to pretty much everyone. You’d be amazed to see how many otherwise adversarial nations have bases in Djibouti and cooperate in anti-piracy manuvers.

    Especially with Trump in charge, it’s arguable that the US shouldn’t be a part of that but we absolutely need someone’s military presence there.