A search is underway in the northern Arabian Sea for a sailor missing from the USS Nimitz, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, Reuters reported early Monday.
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A Twitter statement said the “USS Nimitz called man overboard at 6:47 p.m. local time on Sept 6 after personnel aboard the ship were unable to locate the Sailor following a shipwide search.”
The statement said the Nimitz and guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton were conducting search and rescue operations.
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In accordance with Navy policy, the sailor’s name was being withheld.
