Sole Navy fuel ship serving San Diego-led strike group in Middle East suffers damage
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SAN DIEGO — The sole Navy fuel ship that’s serving the San Diego-based USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in the Middle East suffered damage while operating off the coast of Oman on Monday, according to Military.com, CNN and other news outlets.
The Navy has confirmed that the 677-foot USNS Big Horn has been damaged but did not provide details, nor did it say how quickly it can send a replacement oiler to the region. Officials also declined to discuss media reports saying that the oiler’s rudder was damaged and that the ship will be towed to Dubai.
The Abraham Lincoln is the flagship of a group of vessels that includes the San Diego-based destroyers USS Spruance, USS O’Kane and USS Stockdale. The carrier’s air wing includes two helicopter squadrons from San Diego.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, also based in San Diego, was recently serving in the same area. It is now en route back to California, the Navy said.
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