Oct 5, 2022 · Sailors aboard a US Navy aircraft carrier recently found themselves drinking and bathing in water contaminated with jet fuel. Veterans say this problem is one that has spanned decades and...

May 16, 2023 · A newly released Navy investigation into drinking water contamination aboard two aircraft carriers last fall found the problem stemmed from aging systems on the ships.

Jun 4, 2024 · Aircraft carriers, long seen as symbols of US military supremacy, are vulnerable to China's A2/AD systems designed to counteract US power projection.

May 17, 2023 · To stop the sewage tanks from filling up while pumping was paused, the ship halted laundry and potable water, and Nimitz sailors had to use aircraft carrier Carl Vinson’s berthing barge for...

May 16, 2023 · A cascade of errors and lapses in judgment along with poor communication resulted in contaminated drinking water aboard two aircraft carriers last fall that sickened at least 11 sailors on...

May 17, 2023 · Water contaminated with jet fuel accidentally pumped throughout aircraft carrier USS Nimitz‘s (CVN-68) potable water system and resulted in widespread contamination that made 11 sailors sick in September, according to an investigation the Navy released on Monday.

May 16, 2023 · An unused water tank on a US Navy aircraft carrier was polluted with jet fuel for at least 17 months before anyone realized it, a newly released investigation said.

Oct 25, 2022 · The Navy says water from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln's bilges, a type of drainage system, leaked into drinking water on the ship.

Oct 15, 2022 · Sailors aboard the Lincoln “identified an odor and cloudy appearance in the ship’s potable water” on Sept. 21, the Navy said in a press release on Thursday. The next day, the odor and cloudiness...

Oct 21, 2022 · The crew of a US Navy aircraft carrier recently discovered jet fuel contaminating the water supply. Multiple Navy and Marine Corps veterans told Insider they experienced the same issue on...