USS Gerald R. Ford’s toilet crisis drags on amid deployment near Iran: The U.S. Navy’s largest and most expensive aircraft carrier is facing persistent plumbing problems that have left large portions of its bathroom system out of action while the ship remains deployed amid rising tensions linked to Iran

The carrier’s vacuum-based sewage system, designed to move waste through narrow pipes, has suffered repeated breakdowns, clogging toilets and forcing long waits for the crew of more than 4,500 sailors. Internal documents cited frequent failures, with hundreds of malfunctions logged and emergency support requested dozens of times since 2023, and the issues continuing into 2026 as the deployment extends beyond normal rotation periods - 11 months and counting instead of usual 6

The problems stem in part from design limits for a ship this size and a system adapted from commercial use, meaning a single failure can knock out all toilets in a section until repairs are made. Some temporary fixes, including expensive acid flushes, can only be done in port

Navy officials insist the plumbing woes have not compromised operational readiness, but crew morale is being tested as sailors deal with frequent outages and long waits for functioning facilities 

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