CENTCOM Denies Reports of Seven Sailors Dying Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
US Central Command said Thursday that reports alleging seven sailors died in a brawl aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and suggesting a spike in suicidal ideation among the crew were “false.”
“No service members aboard the aircraft carrier have died, and the one Sailor who fell overboard Aug. 3 was quickly and safely recovered,” CENTCOM said in a post on X.
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The command said the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group remained “resilient and resolved” after more than 260 days at sea, 10,000 aircraft flights and 1.5 million pounds of ordnance expended.
