Sailor Found Dead Aboard USS Carl Vinson

A sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson was found dead on board the ship Sunday, the U.S. Navy said.

The Navy's press release said a sailor was discovered unresponsive while the ship was docked at Naval Air Station North Island, California.

Navy Region Southwest Federal Fire Department responded to the scene and pronounced dead the sailor, whose identity had not been announced due to notification of next of kin.

The Navy said it was investigating the circumstances of the sailor's death and there were no indications of suicide or foul play.

The USS Carl Vinson, lead ship of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, returned to the California area on Feb. 14 after an eight-month deployment, according to USNI News' Fleet Tracker.

During the deployment, an F-35C Lightning II combat jet suffered a ramp strike on Jan. 24 resulting in injuries for seven sailors. A photo and video of the stealth fighter crashing into the South China Sea later surfaced on social media.

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