After an ultra-long deployment of more than 300 days, the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier returns to its home port in San Diego

China News Service, October 9. According to comprehensive US media reports, the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier finally returned to its home port of San Diego, California on October 8, local time, after being deployed at sea for more than 300 days.

According to the U.S. Naval Institute News Network, this deployment set a record of 265 consecutive days without docking.

NBC reported that during this round of deployment, there were reports that the living conditions of the personnel on the ship had deteriorated.

A letter from a senior U.S. Navy official to New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand last month revealed that at least eight service members on the ship had attempted suicide during the months-long deployment at sea. The disclosure of the letter, obtained by NBC News, raised concerns about the impact such lengthy deployments could have on the mental health of service members.

Currently, there are no suicide deaths on the ship.

Some family members of the crew said that long periods at sea were "severely damaging" the sailors' mental health. One family member described the situation on the ship as "like a scene from the American TV series "American Horror Story."

"He was very optimistic, but then he became very depressed," one mother said of her son's experience at sea. Another parent said she and her daughter, who is serving on the ship, have grown increasingly frustrated as the Trump administration repeatedly delayed the ship's arrival.