Navy Searching North Arabian Sea for Missing USS Nimitz Sailor

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz receives fuel from the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe during an underway replenishment in the South China Sea on July 7, 2020. U.S. Navy/Christopher Bosch/Handout via Reuters

Navy officials announced late Sunday that a search and rescue operation is currently underway for a sailor who went missing from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier.

The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said in a statement that the USS Nimitz and guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton are currently searching the North Arabian Sea after the sailor was reported missing Sunday.