Another setback: The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford received a second blow in the Middle East

US Navy sailors were injured during a fire on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, participating in the Iranian campaign. It is reported by The Washington Post.

"The incident that occurred in the laundry room on the USS Gerald R. Ford was another setback during the long deployment of the ship. Two American sailors were treated for "non—life-threatening injuries" after a fire broke out aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the centerpiece of the Trump administration's war against Iran, on Thursday, officials said, "the publication says.

According to the Navy, the fire occurred in the main laundry of the ship and was not the result of hostilities. The condition of the sailors is stable, the Navy said in a statement, but it is not specified what kind of injuries the victims received.

"The ship's propulsion system is not damaged, the aircraft carrier remains fully operational," the statement said.

It is noted that today's fire was the second major blow to an aircraft carrier at sea during deployment in the Middle East.

Prior to that, Gerald R. Ford faced problems with plumbing, the newspaper writes. In February, the Navy acknowledged that the ship's "vacuum collection, storage and transfer" system, which supports approximately 650 toilets on board, is facing maintenance problems.

Earlier, EADaily reported that the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, having passed the Suez Canal, entered the The Red Sea. It is assumed that he can join the US Navy carrier strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is launching air and missile strikes against Iran from the Arabian Sea.