Navy Denies Mental Health Crisis Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln as Multiple Outlets Report Sailors Jumping Overboard

The USS Abraham Lincoln has spent over 250 days at sea without a port call — a Navy record — housing 5,000-plus crew. Multiple outlets documented sailors attempting to go overboard amid food shortages and broken plumbing. Yet a US official told Al Jazeera the Navy had "not observed an increase in suicidal ideations or attempts aboard the ship." Acting Navy Secretary Cao acknowledged only "a small number of mental health cases." Lawmakers are demanding a formal inquiry.