# Acting Navy secretary says 8 USS Lincoln sailors attempted suicide

https://mins.news/en/item/73932

- ABC News, 2026-09-24 20:27 UTC
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- Original: https://abcnews.com/Politics/8-sailors-attached-uss-lincoln-attempted-suicide-acting/story?id=136716228

> The acting Navy secretary said eight sailors attached to the USS Lincoln have attempted suicide. A Navy official said the figure is not unusual for a long deployment.

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