# Concerns grow over conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln after 250-day deployment

https://mins.news/en/item/21891

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-14 06:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/ce34eqlg2ppo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Thousands of personnel aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages, sewage failures and severe physical and mental strain after more than 250 days at sea. Some sailors were said to have considered going overboard. Lawmakers are demanding answers, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the reports “completely false.”

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