# US carrier to relieve Lincoln amid reports of poor conditions on board

https://mins.news/en/item/22638

- BBC News, 2026-08-14 17:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c171yp5zdrxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The USS George Washington is heading to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln after an extended deployment. Sailors on the Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages, broken plumbing, poor sanitation and exhaustion, with some said to have considered jumping overboard. The Navy acknowledges supply disruption but denies a mental-health crisis, while President Donald Trump says the deployment was not nearly long enough.

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