A sailor performs maintenance on the USS Harry S. Truman during a repair mission at Souda Bay, Greece, on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2025. (USS Harry S. Truman/Facebook)

MUNICH, Germany — The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman arrived Sunday at a U.S. naval base in Greece for repairs following last week’s collision near the Suez Canal, the Navy said.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier sustained damage to its starboard quarter, including the exterior wall of two storage rooms, maintenance space and other areas, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa said in a statement Sunday.

“While the ship is fully mission capable and the ship conducted flight operations following the collision, pulling into port for emergent repairs will enable the ship to continue deployment as scheduled,” said Capt. Dave Snowden, the carrier’s commander.

The damage was located just behind one of the carrier’s aircraft elevators, which were reported to be undamaged.

There were no injuries caused by the collision, and the ship’s propulsion plants also were unaffected, Navy officials have said.

The Truman is being worked on at the U.S. Navy’s Souda Bay base in Crete, where a team of engineers and naval architects will carry out a full survey of damaged areas and develop a repair plan, the Navy said.

Exterior damage of the USS Harry S. Truman viewed from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter a day after a Feb. 12, 2025, collision with a merchant vessel. (Jose Hernandez/U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa)

Exterior damage of the USS Harry S. Truman viewed from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter following a collision with a merchant vessel on Feb. 12, 2025. (Jose Hernandez/U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa)

The Truman collided with the Panama-flagged bulk cargo carrier Besiktas-M at 11:46 p.m. Wednesday as the carrier was transiting a congested area near the Suez Canal. The ship was presumably waiting to head south into the Red Sea.

The Truman has spent about two months on duty in the Red Sea supporting strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, among other assignments.

Truman’s escort, the destroyer USS Jason Dunham, was nearby but not involved in the collision.

Other elements of the strike group remain operational “across geographic regions in support of their component commanders,” said Truman strike group commander Rear Adm. Sean Bailey.

“Our mission has not changed and we remain committed to responding to any challenge in this dynamic and global security environment,” Bailey said in a statement Sunday.

The Navy is investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.