US sailors recall the shock of a 40,000-pound bomb blast hitting their supercarrier: 'You could feel it through your whole body'

One sailor who was below deck told Insider he heard a shockingly "loud bang," followed by intense vibrations throughout the ship.

New US Navy supercarrier withstood the shock of multiple 40,000-pound bomb blasts, but some things did break, captain says

"We did break things, but we will fix them," Capt. Paul Lanzilotta, the USS Gerald R. Ford's commanding officer, said.