{
  "id": 677132,
  "title": "USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-tried-to-jump-overboard-amid-extended",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:37:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/uss-abraham-lincoln-overboard-extended-deployment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier, is currently facing an intensifying mental health crisis among its 5,000 crew members who have been at sea for nine months, setting a record with 250 consecutive days without landfall. This extended deployment, tied to the war with Iran, has raised alarms among military families and Congress members. Leading military publications, the Navy Times and Stars and Stripes, report that multiple sailors have attempted to jump overboard, indicating that the poor conditions and mounting mental stresses have reached breaking point.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Nothing can stop me – Atiku likens himself to Abraham Lincoln",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/2027-nothing-can-stop-me-atiku-likens-himself-to-abraham-lincoln",
        "published": "2026-08-12T10:46:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}