New photos show the damage to a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision with a merchant ship last week. The warship USS Harry S. Truman docked at a US naval facility in Souda Bay, Greece, fo

The commanding officer of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was relieved of his duty on Thursday, just over a week after the vessel collided with a merchant ship.

The officer in charge of USS Truman has been relieved of his duties after a collision which forced the aircraft carrier to dock at Souda Bay.

This post has been updated with an additional statement from the Navy. The commander of the aircraft carrier that collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Egypt last week has been removed from command,

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was in a collision with a merchant vessel in ... Last Thursday, the carrier arrived in Greece for a working port visit. "The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group remains the most adaptable and lethal presence ...