New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- At least six US service personnel, deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 3 for the United States Pacific Fleet, have reportedly tried to jump overboard as their extended stay away from land continues. According to Military Times, there have been multiple attempts by sailors to jump overboard as poor conditions and mental stress on the Lincoln reach the breaking point.

USS Abraham Lincoln, which has a crew of over 5,000 sailors and Marines, is in its ninth month of continuous deployment at sea, which is a record for an aircraft carrier in modern times.

The current deployment started on November 21, and the 37-year-old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier left San Diego for a Pacific m...