{
  "id": 809484,
  "title": "US sailors hit by strain of long aircraft carrier deployment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-sailors-hit-by-strain-of-long-aircraft-carrier-deployment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T21:30:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/us-sailors-hit-strain-long-aircraft-carrier-deployment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America's giant Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is increasingly difficult as the Iran war drags on. The ship -- now in its ninth month of deployment -- is expected to be replaced in the Middle East by another carrier, the George Washington, in a move sure to be…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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  "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."
}