Eight sailors attempt suicide on USS Abraham Lincoln deployment

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Eight sailors in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during the carrier's lengthy deployment.

Eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during the vessel's extended deployment, according to acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao. The roughly 5,000-strong crew spent more than nine months at sea with minimal port stops. Concerns about mental health conditions, food shortages and poor hygiene had been raised by military families and lawmakers earlier. Hung Cao said in a letter to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that the crew had adequate mental health support during the deployment.

How it is being reported

• Navy admits 8 suicide attempts by Abraham Lincoln Strike Group sailorsUPI · 24 Sept, 13:16
• Eight sailors in USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during record deployment, Pentagon confirmsNew York Post · 24 Sept, 12:36
• US Navy confirms ‘eight suicide attempts’ on USS Lincoln: What we knowAl Jazeera · 24 Sept, 11:53
• US admits there were eight suicide attempts on US aircraft carrier during record Middle East deploymentEuronews · 24 Sept, 09:38
• Eight crew members have attempted suicide on USS Abraham Lincoln during deployment, navy official saysSky News · 24 Sept, 03:50
• Navy admits there were 8 suicide attempts aboard the USS Lincoln during Iran war deploymentIndependent World · 24 Sept, 03:07
• Eight USS Lincoln personnel have attempted suicide, US navy confirmsThe Guardian · 24 Sept, 01:53
• Navy reports 8 suicide attempts on carrier group that faced monthslong deploymentCBS News · 24 Sept, 01:10
• Eight US sailors in USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide, Navy saysBBC News · 24 Sept, 01:04
• Devastating mental health toll of USS Abraham Lincoln revealed as eight sailors attempted to take their own lives while deployed in Iran warDaily Mail · 24 Sept, 00:56
• 8 attempted suicides by sailors in USS Lincoln strike group during deployment, navy letter saysCBS News · 24 Sept, 00:44

In this story: USS Abraham Lincoln · Hung Cao · Kirsten Gillibrand · United States Navy

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