{"id":19385236,"date":"2026-09-02T20:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T18:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/uss-abraham-lincoln-rusty-carrier-pattaya-thailand-286-days-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T08:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T06:44:04","slug":"uss-abraham-lincoln-portaerei-arrugginita-pattaya-thailandia-286-giorni-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/uss-abraham-lincoln-rusty-carrier-pattaya-thailand-286-days-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"286 giorni in mare: la vecchia portaerei americana che ha mandato in tilt internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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After 286 days at sea, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has pulled into Laem Chabang near Pattaya streaked with rust &mdash; and the internet cannot look away. But behind the viral photos of the peeling grey hull is a harder story: a record-breaking deployment that pushed a 5,000-strong crew to the edge.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 8px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2095002214163165198&theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:560px;border:none;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 28px;font-style:italic\">The viral photo of the rust-streaked USS Abraham Lincoln arriving off Pattaya, shared on X by @wuthi11_.<\/p>\n\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Ship:<\/strong> USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a 1,092-ft nuclear supercarrier<\/li><li><strong>Port:<\/strong> Laem Chabang, near Pattaya, Thailand &mdash; arrived early September 2026<\/li><li><strong>Deployment:<\/strong> about 286 days, a record, supporting U.S. operations against Iran<\/li><li><strong>Crew:<\/strong> roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines, first full port call of the cruise<\/li><li><strong>The look:<\/strong> heavy rust above the waterline and along the flight-deck edge<\/li><li><strong>Relieved by:<\/strong> the USS George Washington, in August<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why a supercarrier turns to rust<\/h2><p style=\"margin:0 0 18px\">The images that spread online show exactly what nearly ten months at sea does to a warship: paint worn away, bare steel oxidising in ugly orange blotches, especially just above the waterline and at the lip of the flight deck. To a civilian it looks like neglect. To the Navy it is simply what happens when a ship cannot stop for maintenance.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 18px\">Carriers are repainted constantly &mdash; not for looks, but to hold back rust and the marine growth that colonises any hull left in salt water. Take away the regular port calls, as this marathon deployment did, and the corrosion wins. The Lincoln's commanding officer, Captain Dan Keeler, was unbothered by the state of his ship.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;[The weathered appearance is] normal for a long deployment. Well, the President speaks for himself.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Capt. Dan Keeler<\/strong> &mdash; commanding officer, USS Abraham Lincoln<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/super-hornet-abraham-lincoln-cvw.jpg\" alt=\"Super Hornet launches from USS Abraham Lincoln\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An F\/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the Lincoln - the business end of a carrier that spent 286 days at war. Photo: U.S. Navy via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vRK3Y6jPquI\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px\"><em>The Lincoln docks in Thailand after more than 280 days at sea.<\/em><\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The internet reacts<\/h2><p style=\"margin:0 0 18px\">The rust turned the Lincoln into a meme almost instantly. Former crew members weighed in on social media, some genuinely startled by the condition of a ship they once served on. Others joked that vandals must have scraped off the paint and thrown rust at it &mdash; a dig at President Trump's explanation for the sorry state of his new White House reflecting pool.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;The ship never looked that bad when I was on it.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>A former Lincoln sailor, on Reddit<\/strong> &mdash; reacting to the photos<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px\">The commander-in-chief added his own note. Told the record deployment was historic, President Trump said it had been \"not nearly long enough\" &mdash; a comment Keeler swatted away with a terse \"the President speaks for himself.\"<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The part that is not funny<\/h2><p style=\"margin:0 0 18px\">Strip away the jokes and the Lincoln's cruise looks less like a flex and more like a warning. During the deployment, reports surfaced of deteriorating mental health among the crew, shortages of food and hygiene supplies, and &mdash; most alarmingly &mdash; several sailors who reportedly tried to jump overboard. The rust on the outside is easy to see; the strain on the inside was not.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 18px\">For the families, the arrival in Thailand is pure relief. Some flew from the United States to meet the ship. Shakeira Fairfax travelled from New Jersey to hug her 25-year-old daughter Jada, who joined the Lincoln straight out of basic training last November. \"I'm excited. I'm full of emotions. I can't wait to hold her,\" she told the AP.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 18px\">Now the crew get their shore leave, Pattaya gets an economic windfall, and the Lincoln gets to catch its breath before the long voyage home &mdash; where a very large tin of paint is waiting. The rust will scrub off. Whether the deeper lessons of a 286-day deployment stick is the more important question.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QJUWIfkf4no\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px\"><em>Thailand prepares to welcome 5,000 sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 18px\"><em>Sources: AP; NBC News; CNN; 20 Minuten \/ DPA.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>Why is the USS Abraham Lincoln covered in rust?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Because it spent about 286 days at sea without a proper port call. 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