US sailors endure dire conditions on Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier

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US sailors aboard the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier are enduring dire conditions, including shortages of basic supplies and sanitation issues, amid prolonged deployment linked to the Iran conflict. The carrier is expected to be replaced by the George Washington in the Middle East soon.

Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America’s giant Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is increasingly difficult as the Iran war drags on. The ship – now in its ninth month of deployment – is expected to be replaced in the Middle East by another carrier, the George Washington, in a move sure to be welcomed by the Lincoln’s crew and their loved ones. But concerns about conditions on the Lincoln have...