Concerns are growing over the mental health of crew members aboard the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as its deployment is prolonged due to the war with Iran, the British daily The Guardian reported on the 12th (local time).

The Guardian also cited cases where some crew members attempted to jump into the sea during a meeting held in San Diego on the 6th between Navy leadership and families of the Lincoln crew.

The wife of one crew member revealed that her husband attempted to jump into the sea, exhausted from continuous deployment extensions.

"My husband is afraid of receiving a dishonorable discharge," she said. "His 13-year military career came to an end in an instant just because he was too exhausted."

The wife of another crew member also shared that her husband pulled a fellow crew member who attempted to jump overboard back onto the deck.

The USS Lincoln, carrying approximately 5,000 sailors and Marines, is currently performing deployment missions for its ninth month.

In particular, it set a record among modern US aircraft carriers by operating at sea for 250 consecutive days without making a single port call.

The deployment of the Lincoln, which departed San Diego on November 21 of last year, was originally scheduled to end last May.

However, it has been extended multiple times as the war with Iran has dragged on.

Families argue that the stress on crew members has reached its limit due to the prolonged deployment compounded by poor living conditions inside the ship.

Crew families also raised issues such as moldy showers, broken toilets, suspension of laundry facilities and hot water supply, and shortages of food and daily necessities.

Representative Mike Levin, a Democrat, criticized the situation, stating, "We must at least provide warm water, properly functioning toilets, and normal meals to the service members who are serving our country."

However, the Navy countered that it has not been confirmed that suicidal urges or suicide attempts have increased aboard the USS Lincoln.

A Navy official stated, "We recognize that prolonged deployments place a significant burden on service members and their families," while adding, "Clean water, air conditioning, and normal food are currently being provided on the USS Lincoln."