Eight USS Lincoln personnel have attempted suicide, US navy confirms
3 sources covered this · see comparison →The USS Abraham Lincoln departs the Laem Chabang port near the city of Pattaya, Thailand, on 6 September. Photograph: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe USS Abraham Lincoln departs the Laem Chabang port near the city of Pattaya, Thailand, on 6 September. The crew had been scheduled to wrap their deployment in May, but it was extended amid the unresolved war.In August, two military newspapers reported on sailors’ deteriorating mental health, including multiple attempts to jump overboard.
- ▪The USS Abraham Lincoln departs the Laem Chabang port near the city of Pattaya, Thailand, on 6 September.
- ▪Photograph: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe USS Abraham Lincoln departs the Laem Chabang port near the city of Pattaya, Thailand, on 6 September.
- ▪The crew had been scheduled to wrap their deployment in May, but it was extended amid the unresolved war.In August, two military newspapers reported on sailors’ deteriorating mental health, including multiple attempts to jump overboard.
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- ▪ Eight sailors attempted suicide during USS Lincoln’s Iran war deployment — Washington Examiner
- ▪ 8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says — NYT — Politics
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The USS Abraham Lincoln departs the Laem Chabang port near the city of Pattaya, Thailand, on 6 September. Photograph: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe USS Abraham Lincoln departs the Laem Chabang port near the city of Pattaya, Thailand, on 6 September. Photograph: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty ImagesUS militaryEight USS Lincoln personnel have attempted suicide, US navy confirmsHung Cao, acting US navy secretary, answered questions from US senator Kirsten Gillibrand in a letterRobert Mackey and Uwa Ede-OsifoWed 23 Sep 2026 20.53 EDTLast modified on Wed 23 Sep 2026 20.55 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleEight US navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group have attempted suicide since the start of their lengthy deployment as…
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