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America's Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Returns To Port After Troubled Months At Sea
A March 12 fire injured about 200 sailors and displaced 600, forcing the USS Gerald R. Ford to dock in Crete for urgent repairs amid high operational strain, Navy officials said.
- The Navy withdrew the USS Gerald R. Ford to Souda Bay, Crete, for urgent repairs following a March 12 fire in the aft laundry area that injured around 200 sailors with smoke exposure.
- Prolonged, high-tempo deployments pushed the $13 billion carrier past its physical limits, causing maintenance backlogs and crew exhaustion during continuous crisis-response operations.
- Engineers reported 205 breakdowns during a four-day period in 2025, while the ship faces recurring failures in its vacuum-suction sewage system and the Electromagnetic Launch System .
- This withdrawal reduced U.S. carrier presence in the Middle East, prompting the Navy to extend the service life of the USS Nimitz as the fleet struggles with maintenance backlogs.
- Designed for peacetime, the carrier fleet struggles to sustain high-intensity operations now required, indicating the U.S. naval fleet and industrial base are dangerously overstretched.
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