A U.S. Navy oil tanker was damaged during operations in the Middle East overnight, prompting an investigation by the U.S. 5th Fleet, Navy officials confirmed Tuesday.

A U.S. Navy replenishment ship sustained damage while operating in the Middle East, officials confirmed Tuesday. The vessel, named the USNS Big Horn, supplies fuel and provisions to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group.

A US Navy replenishment ship sustained damage while operating in the Middle East, according to a Navy official, in an incident that remains under investigation.

The crew of the U.S. replenishment ship Big Horn is safe and there was no sign of an oil leak from the vessel, said a Navy official.

The Big Horn's crew was safe, and there was no sign of an oil leak from the vessel after the incident, according to a U.S. Navy official.