The US Navy confirmed that one of its aircraft carriers had a collision with a commercial ship near the Egyptian coast on the Mediterranean.

The sixth American fleet said, in a brief press statement, on Thursday, that the Nemitz aircraft carrier (USS Harry Truman CVN-75), last night, collided with the commercial ship "MVVICTAMM", near Said Port Al -Masry, southeast of the Mediterranean.

The statement added that the incident was "no aircraft carrier, as there were no reports of floods or injuries on board, and the payment engines were not affected while they are in a safe and stable condition. The accident is under investigation, and more details will be issued as soon as they are available." /P>

It is reported that the MV Besiktas ship is a loose cargo ship that raises the Panamanian flag, which had just crossed the Suez Canal before the aircraft carrier collided with it.

She pointed out that the incident occurred during the work of "Truman" in the Mediterranean Sea, and before the collision, the aircraft carrier and its striking group were carrying out operations in the Red Sea, where it supported multiple defensive strikes against the targets of Iran -backed Houthis in Yemen.