Search and rescue operation underway for US sailor reported missing in the Arabian Sea (Stars & Stripes, in the last hour or so)

WASHINGTON — Several Navy ships are searching for a missing sailor in the Arabian Sea after a “man overboard” was reported Wednesday by the USS Abraham Lincoln, according to a U.S. Navy 5th Fleet statement.

The USS Abraham Lincoln, the USS Leyte Gulf, the Spanish Méndez Núñez frigate, and the Pakistan Navy Ship PSN Aslat are conducting the search and rescue operations to find the sailor, according the statement.

The 5th Fleet statement did not name the sailor, citing U.S. Navy policy.