Event Brief
USS Saratoga Sea Sparrow hits Turkish destroyer bridge
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Summary: The US aircraft carrier USS Saratoga fired two live RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles at the Turkish destroyer TCG Muavenet during NATO Exercise Display Determination 92 in the Aegean Sea. One Sea Sparrow struck the Muavenet’s bridge area, killing five sailors including Captain Kudret Gungor and wounding more than twenty others.
WHO: USS Saratoga crew; TCG Muavenet
WHAT: A Sea Sparrow missile fired from USS Saratoga struck the bridge area of the Turkish destroyer TCG Muavenet, causing deaths and injuries.
WHEN: Aug 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM ET
WHERE: Aegean Sea
WHY: The Turkish destroyer had no reason to expect an attack and had no time to react.
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