US sailors reportedly jump overboard to escape poor conditions on warship

After nine months at sea, some of the sailors on board the USS Abraham Lincoln have become so desperate they've reportedly been trying to jump overboard.

Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report MEE staff on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 17:02 The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier will be replaced by the USS George Washington amid deteriorating conditions This handout picture, released by the

Daniel Heuer / Daniel Heuer/Reuters The families of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are not mincing their words when it comes to who they blame for the atrocious conditions aboard the ship. “I don’t think it’s the ship that’s the issue. I think it’s our president, it’s our government,” one family member of a sai

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called reports of poor conditions and mental health strain aboard the USS Abraham Linclon aircrafter carrier in the Middle East "completely misrepresented." Senators want an investigation.

Two sources tell CBS News a sailor on the USS Lincoln went overboard last month. They were pulled from the water safely, but the moment comes as some family members say they're concerned about conditions aboard the ship. CBS News' Reed Cowan reports.

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The roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the carrier have spent 250 consecutive days at seaSailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly attempted to jump overboard amid mounting mental health concerns and an extended Middle East deployment, with military families and US lawmakers warning that conditions a

The USS Abraham Lincoln has now spent nine months at sea, including a record 250 consecutive days without making land. For its roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines, the unprecedented deployment is becoming increasingly difficult to endure.

Conditions have reportedly gotten so bad aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier deployed to the Persian Gulf since November, that some sailors have tried to jump overboard. The Military Times reported Tuesday night that in multiple instances, some of the 5,000 military personnel on the ship have tried to

Crew is in ninth month at sea and has spent 250 days consecutively without making land, record for an aircraft carrier Military families and Congress members are sounding the alarm about an intensifying mental health crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, as its 5,000 sailors and marines endure a record-breaking deplo

Concerns have been raised about conditions on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, with claims of food shortages and sailors’ mental health struggles