The United States Navy is searching for a sailor missing from one of its aircraft carriers, USS Nimitz, in the northern Arabian Sea, the U.S. 5th Fleet said on Sunday.
“USS Nimitz called man overboard at 6:47 pm local time on Sept 6 after personnel aboard the ship were unable to locate the Sailor following a shipwide search”, the statement on Twitter said.
The Nimitz and the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton were conducting search and rescue operations. The sailor’s name was withheld, in accordance with U.S. Navy Policy.
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