# Eight US sailors in USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide, Navy says

> Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has said that eight crew members who were assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during their lengthy deployment.

- Published: 2026-09-24T00:30:53.970Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T05:01:00.843Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, Acting United States Navy Secretary Hung Cao, CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper, Daraasad lagu sameeyay 956 badmaaxe oo la daabacay Janaayo 2025, Hay'adda Wararka ee Machadka Badda ee Mareykanka, Hung Cao, Kirsten Gillibrand, Ku-simaha Xoghayaha Ciidamada Badda Hong Kao, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, US Central Command (CENTCOM) region in the Middle East, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

## How it developed

- 2026-09-24T00:30:53.970Z - BBC News: [Eight US sailors in USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide, Navy says](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr3wj0px283xo)
- 2026-09-24T10:00:03.668Z - LiveMint: [US Navy says 8 sailors attempted suicide aboard carrier during prolonged West Asia deployment: What we know | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/us-navy-says-8-sailors-attempted-suicide-aboard-carrier-during-prolonged-west-asia-deployment-what-we-know-11790241087068.html)
- 2026-09-24T11:30:49.406Z - Al Jazeera English: [US Navy confirms ‘eight suicide attempts’ on USS Lincoln: What we know](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/24/us-navy-confirms-eight-suicide-attempts-on-uss-lincoln-what-we-know)
- 2026-09-24T12:30:48.156Z - Punch: [US Navy confirms eight suicide attempts over extended deployment](https://punchng.com/us-navy-confirms-eight-suicide-attempts-over-extended-deployment/)
- 2026-09-25T05:01:00.843Z - BBC Somali: [Maraykanka oo xog dheeraad ah ka faafiyey xaaladda askartii saarnayd markabka USS Abraham Lincoln - BBC News Somali](https://www.bbc.com/somali/articles/cwj3d6gl87geo)

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