US aircraft carrier that left Middle East because of fire has other issues: Report

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrived at a port on a Greek island after leaving Middle East operations against Iran due to a laundry-area fire, but the vessel faces broader underlying problems, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The aircraft carrier arrived Monday at Crete’s Naval Support Activity Souda Bay for “maintenance and repairs following operations in the Red Sea,” the US Navy said Monday. Earlier this month, a fire broke out aboard the carrier in its main laundry area, prompting a large damage control response. US officials said the blaze was not combat-related and was contained, but reports said more than 600 sailors were displaced from their sleeping quarters. Bloomberg reported that the concerns around the aircraft carrier range from […]