US aircraft carrier dispatched to relieve USS Lincoln amid onboard issues
A US aircraft carrier is en route to replace the USS Lincoln following reports of severe onboard conditions including food shortages and broken plumbing.
- A US aircraft carrier is being sent to relieve the USS Lincoln
- Sailors on the Lincoln faced food shortages and broken plumbing issues
Sources
- The Independent — USS Lincoln sailor’s wife blasts dismissive Trump over ‘appalling’ conditions on ‘floating metal prison’
- The Guardian — Trump downplays concerns about sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln amid record deployment
- The Hill — USS Abraham Lincoln returning home
- The Hill — USS Abraham Lincoln controversy likely to loom over Pentagon
- Al Jazeera — Trump dismisses mental health concerns on USS Lincoln aircraft carrier
- France 24 — Trump says record Navy deployment in Iran operations 'not nearly long enough'
- The Hill — USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home, acting Navy secretary says
- Axios — Trump shrugs off concerns about dismal conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
- The Independent — Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations 'not nearly long enough'
- The Independent — Trump claims reports that families are worried about man-overboard aircraft carrier Lincoln crew are lies
- BBC — US aircraft carrier on way to relieve USS Lincoln after issues reported on board
- Deutsche Welle — US disputes reports of trying conditions on carrier in Gulf