The U.S. Navy has called off a search for a sailor assigned to the USS George Washington amid reports that he possibly went overboard while the ship was sailing north of Australia. 

The sailor was reported overboard on the aircraft carrier on Monday as the ship was transiting the Timor Sea, the Navy said. 

Members of the crew line the deck as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington sails into Tokyo Bay. The ship called off a search for a missing sailor on Wednesday amid reports of a sailor overboard earlier in the week, the Navy said.  (Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)

The Navy is withholding the sailor’s name until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification, per Navy policy.

The George Washington was carrying out its first patrol since returning to Japan in November 2024, USNI News reported.

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