{"id":82478,"date":"2026-04-24T17:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/24\/us-sailor-deploying-to-middle-east-injured-in-monkey-attack-in-thailand\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:10:08","slug":"us-sailor-deploying-to-middle-east-injured-in-monkey-attack-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/04\/24\/us-sailor-deploying-to-middle-east-injured-in-monkey-attack-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"US sailor deploying to Middle East injured in monkey attack in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. sailor assigned to a mine countermeasures ship was scratched by a monkey in Thailand, sidelining him from a minesweeping mission in the Middle East, according to Navy officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The monkey attack occurred in Phuket, where the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscarriers.net\/mcm14history.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.uscarriers.net\/mcm14history.htm\">moored<\/a> briefly to refuel. 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Matthew Comer, a spokesperson for the Navy\u2019s 7th Fleet, said in an emailed statement. \u201dThere were no operational impacts or delays to Chief.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials confirmed the service member received only a light scratch, but protocol required a medical transfer because of the brush with a wild animal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy did not specify the species of monkey involved in the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred just days after two U.S. soldiers were wounded in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/20\/two-soldiers-injured-in-bear-encounter-in-alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/20\/two-soldiers-injured-in-bear-encounter-in-alaska\/\">encounter with a bear<\/a> in a remote area of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, while conducting a land navigation exercise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army said in a Monday statement the soldiers were treated for serious injuries at an Anchorage hospital and had been discharged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, which is investigating the incident, attributed their survival to bear spray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chief, meanwhile, is still set to join the minesweeping mission in the highly contested Strait of Hormuz, a choke point for about 20% of global energy supplies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran imposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/18\/vessels-report-being-hit-by-gunfire-as-iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-shut-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/18\/vessels-report-being-hit-by-gunfire-as-iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-shut-again\/\">blockade<\/a> on the strait amid U.S. and Israeli strikes against the country, while the U.S. has fought back with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/12\/us-navy-to-blockade-strait-of-hormuz-effective-immediately-trump-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/12\/us-navy-to-blockade-strait-of-hormuz-effective-immediately-trump-says\/\">counter-blockade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an effort to end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/14\/amid-focus-on-strait-of-hormuz-experts-sound-warning-on-yemens-houthis-and-red-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/14\/amid-focus-on-strait-of-hormuz-experts-sound-warning-on-yemens-houthis-and-red-sea\/\">Iran\u2019s disruption of shipping<\/a>, the U.S. is trying to s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/03\/11\/us-destroys-16-iranian-mine-laying-boats-centcom-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/03\/11\/us-destroys-16-iranian-mine-laying-boats-centcom-claims\/\">ecure the strait<\/a> from mines. 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