Amphibious ships have fallen below a readiness rate of 50% due to maintenance and procurement backlogs.
The Nimitz aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1975, was designed for a 50-year service life.
The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson is being deployed to the Red Sea, where it will help the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group combat Houthi rebels.
The collision set both vessels ablaze and sent fuel pouring into the North Sea.
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