[colorado tanker]

$400 million in damage from setting a pile of rags on fire? Wow.

[Bryanw92]

>>$400 million in damage from setting a pile of rags on fire? Wow.

It spread beyond the rags. A submarine in overhaul is a mess with temporary decks in place made of plywood and 2x4s. Once the fire damages the cables strapped to the inside of the hull, you are looking at a complete rebuild.

[apillar]

$400 million in damage from setting a pile of rags on fire? Wow.

Yeah, good thing the fire only destroyed a couple hammers..

(a joke about how the Defense Department overspends, for those that have never been in procurement)

[Jacquerie]

Just as every Marine is a rifleman, every sailor is a fire-fighter. To view a below decks fire is perhaps to witness a glimpse of hell. The damage control teams or the trained shoreside personnel, the first responders, have brass clankers.

The jerk knew where to set those rags for max effect. When an arsonist sets a home ablaze and knows people are inside, that is attempted murder. That standard should apply.

It won't happen, but I hope he gets the noose.