The Navy assessment of the USS Harry S. Truman, damaged last week in a collison with a freighter, will cover the carrier’s hull and bulkheads to ensure they can bear weight. The collision left scrapes and gashes along the right back end,

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is now in port in Greece for repairs following a collision with the cargo ship M/V Besiktas-M this past week. The Navy announced yesterday that Truman had arrived at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay in Greece for what it has described as an Emergent Repair Availability (ERAV).

The aircraft carrier that collided with a merchant tanker off the coast of Egypt pulled into Souda Bay, Greece, for repairs, U.S. 6th Fleet announced on Sunday. The Navy’s Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center will assess the repairs needed on USS Harry S.

The USS Harry S. Truman remains in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as its crew assesses damage from the Norfolk-based carrier’s late-night collision this week with a cargo ship near the Suez

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman sustained external damages to its right side after colliding with a merchant vessel last week near Port Said, Egypt.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a Panama-flagged bulk carrier on 12 February in the Mediterranean Sea.