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Navy punishes sailor who threw himself overboard in suicide attempt
Sailors aboard the Lincoln endured moldy showers, broken toilets, laundry outages, food shortages and long stretches without hot water.
TL;DR
- A sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln attempted suicide by jumping overboard due to alleged poor living conditions.
- The sailor faces non-judicial punishment for faking illness and failing to report for duty during a mental health crisis.
- Conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln reportedly include moldy showers, broken toilets, laundry outages, food shortages, and lack of hot water.
- The sailor's wife claims he was denied paternity leave to see his newborn daughter and received a delayed mental health evaluation.
- The Navy is sending additional counselors and social workers to the ship and planning a rest-and-recovery stop for the crew.
- Government officials, including President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, have denied reports of severe conditions on the Lincoln.