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2- days after the incident captain, John K. Beling, believed an “extreme wet start” had created “a thick tongue of flame” that set off the Zuni.

Apple, R.W. Jr., “FORRESTAL TOLL MAY REACH 125; 69 STILL MISSING; Rescue Teams Press Search but Little Hope Remains for the Other Crewmen SHIP WAS NEARLY LOST She Leaves Vietnam Combat Zone for Subic Bay Base –Tales of Heroism Told” New York Times 31 July 1967; A1.

Never was it reported? That is the New York Times.

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"Never was it reported? That is the New York Times."

I don't know what you're talking about - I quoted that NYT story in post 17. You should read it again.

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Correction, Post 18.