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Fire on the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford raged for hours, sailors say. USS Gerald R. Ford is heading to Souda Bay for repairs.

March 17, 2026 8:23 pm

Fire on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Raged for Hours, Sailors Say – The New York Times The Ford is now entering its 10th month of deployment after arriving in the Middle East from the Caribbean. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/uss-ford-fire-iran-venezuela.html 🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸 USS Gerald R. Ford is heading to Souda Bay in Crete for repairs …

Wow, that Mexican sailing ship was really beautiful before it hit that bridge. 2 sailors died, and others were injured

September 10, 2025 10:19 pm

For all those wondering: Ladies and Gentlemen, the video you see there is a clip from May 17, 2025 incident. The Mexican Navy training ship named ARM Cuauhtémoc was seen colliding with the Brooklyn Bridge while undocking from South Street Seaport in New York. Reports have it that… — ToluTosin | 𝗔𝗻𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗠𝗮𝗻 ✪ (@olutosintolu) September …

30 sailors, Marines injured in hovercraft training mishap

May 4, 2024 10:49 pm

Thirty sailors and Marines assigned to Norfolk-based Navy ships were injured Wednesday in a hovercraft training mishap, the Navy said. On Friday, the Navy said two hovercraft vessels collided during training off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. A third hovercraft, also known as air-cushioned landing craft, immediately responded and transported 38 service members onboard to …

55 Chinese sailors feared dead after nuclear submarine ‘gets caught in trap intended to snare British and US vessels in the Yellow Sea

October 3, 2023 4:20 pm

EXCLUSIVE: 55 Chinese sailors are feared dead after nuclear submarine ‘gets caught in a trap intended to snare British and US vessels in the Yellow Sea’ Twenty-two officers were among the 55 reported to have died in the Yellow Sea China denies it happened – and apparently refused international assistance Fifty-five Chinese sailors are feared …

UNEXPECTEDLY: Two US Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China.

August 4, 2023 9:12 am

via APNEWS: Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material. The two sailors, both based in California, were charged with similar moves to provide sensitive intelligence to the Chinese. But they were separate cases, and it wasn’t …

Despite Getting Whacked by Bank Turmoil, Layoff News, Credit Crunch, High Interest Rates, and Inflation, our Drunken Sailors Spent Even More, Even Adjusted for Inflation

June 1, 2023 7:41 pm

Guest Post from Wolf Richter at WolfStreet.com: Where does the money come from? They now out-earn inflation, they earn interest income, and they dipped into their assets whose prices ballooned over the years. Consumer spending, adjusted for inflation and for seasonal factors jumped by 0.5% in April from March, after two months of declines and …