• hollowmines [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    6 days ago

    There’s no evidence I’m aware of that this is any kind of intentional sabotage. apparently the ship is, what a surprise, poorly maintained:

    8 months at sea takes a toll on the ship itself. The equipment breaks because maintenance and upgrades get postponed. NPR reported in January that the plumbing system on the carrier was getting worse. The carrier that cost $13 billion to build has toilets that are not functional, with sailors working round the clock to fix leaks. “Since it’s a vacuum system, a problem with one head can cause all of the toilets in that part of the ship to lose suction, making it difficult for the maintenance crews to isolate a problem. The crews find everything from T-shirts to a four-foot piece of rope clogging the system. But the most common problem seems to be a part of the back of the toilet that comes loose,” NPR reported.

    https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/uss-gerald-ford-us-iran-conflict-iran-faces-us-wrath-but-5-000-sailors-on-uss-ford-face-650-failing-toilets-11130048