Family members have said the situation has deteriorated so badly that some sailors have tried to throw themselves overboard
2-MIN READ2-MINBloombergPublished: 9:00am, 17 Aug 2026A top US military commander said mental health was a valid concern after meeting crew deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln, where conditions aboard the aircraft carrier have led to complaints during its long deployment in the Iran war.Admiral Brad Cooper’s visit to the carrier in the Arabian Sea followed outrage among family members about reports of food shortages, water contamination, mouldy showers and long shifts in wartime aboard the vessel, which has been deployed without a port call for more than 200 days.
Some family members have said the situation has deteriorated so badly that some sailors have attempted to throw themselves overboard.
Cooper called his visit “awe-inspiring” and hailed the crew’s “resilience”.
“I’ve long believed that mental health is another aspect of individual health and requires our attention just like physical health and spiritual health,” he said in his statement after visiting the carrier.
