French aircraft carrier leaves Souda after refueling

French craft bearer Charles De Gaulle departs from Souda Bay, connected the land of Crete, Greece, connected April 7, 2026. [Stefanos Rapanis/Reuters]

France’s nuclear-powered craft bearer Charles de Gaulle near Souda Bay successful Crete connected Tuesday, aft spending six days moored astatine pier K-14 successful Marathi for a scheduled refueling stop.

The vessel will proceed its operations successful the eastbound Mediterranean.

Powered by two atomic reactors, the 261.5-meters-long vessel is carrying a unit of 1,350 people, among different cutting-edge weapons and navigational technologies.

Souda Base, located connected the northwest seashore of Crete adjacent Chania, is simply a large NATO naval and subject facility.