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Probe Reveals What Led to Water Contamination on Board Two US Aircraft Carriers

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The incidents, which occurred in September 2022, saw contaminated water penetrating the vessels’ portable water tanks due to technical defects.

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A whole array of lapses in assessment, compounded by poor communication led to drinking water being contaminated aboard two American aircraft carriers last year, leaving more than ten sailors on one of the ships sick, US Navy investigators have revealed.In separate reports released on Monday, the investigators mentioned bilge water as the source of jet fuel contamination aboard the USS Nimitz that was detected on September 16, 2022 and bacteria found aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on September 21 of last year.Bilge water, which collects in the lower areas of a ship, may contain chemicals, oil, sewage leaks, seawater, and sludge.As for the Abraham Lincoln, E. coli was found in three of the vessels’ potable water tanks, but no related illnesses were confirmed. Investigators revealed that the water tanks’ technical defects allowed bilge water to seep in.The investigative reports indicated that personnel aboard both aircraft carriers “failed to effectively communicate concerns, ignored warning signs and didn’t follow procedures to ensure drinking water was safe.”

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Probe Reveals What Led to Water Contamination on Board Two US Aircraft Carriers

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© AP Photo / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot SchaudtIn this Sept. 7, 2020, file photo released by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz transits the Arabian Sea. The Pentagon announced Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, that the USS Nimitz, the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East, will return home to the U.S. West Coast.

In this Sept. 7, 2020, file photo released by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz transits the Arabian Sea. The Pentagon announced Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, that the USS Nimitz, the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East, will return home to the U.S. West Coast. - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.05.2023

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The incidents, which occurred in September 2022, saw contaminated water penetrating the vessels’ portable water tanks due to technical defects.

In separate reports released on Monday, the investigators mentioned bilge water as the source of jet fuel contamination aboard the USS Nimitz that was detected on September 16, 2022 and bacteria found aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on September 21 of last year.

© AP Photo / Zachary Pearson/US NavyIn this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, photo made available by U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, left, the air-defense destroyer HMS Defender and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut transit the Strait of Hormuz with the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf.

In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, photo made available by U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, left, the air-defense destroyer HMS Defender and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut transit the Strait of Hormuz with the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf.

Bilge water, which collects in the lower areas of a ship, may contain chemicals, oil, sewage leaks, seawater, and sludge.

According to one of the reports, liquid contaminated with jet fuel leaked into a potable water tank through a failed gasket on the Nimitz. Shortly after, at least 11 crew members reported diarrhea, headaches and skin rashes, symptoms that were most likely resulted from ingesting the contaminated water.

As for the Abraham Lincoln, E. coli was found in three of the vessels’ potable water tanks, but no related illnesses were confirmed. Investigators revealed that the water tanks’ technical defects allowed bilge water to seep in.

The investigative reports indicated that personnel aboard both aircraft carriers “failed to effectively communicate concerns, ignored warning signs and didn’t follow procedures to ensure drinking water was safe.”