Event Brief
Charles de Gaulle propeller broke off during sea trial
Filed: Jun 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: France’s nuclear carrier Charles de Gaulle lost a propeller mid-Atlantic during a sea trial and limped home on one screw.
WHO: French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
WHAT: A propeller broke off mid-Atlantic during a sea trial, and the ship returned on one screw.
WHEN: Jun 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM ET
WHERE: Atlantic Ocean
WHY: Part of ongoing military operations.
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