We will never know.
A 30-hour fire sounds like lithium batteries.
The George H.W. Bush is nearing the Spanish Coast to relieve the Gerald R. Ford. This was planned long before the fire that has been reported as it needed some essential repairs anyway. But ignorant people will display their reports to suit their own biases.
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This old Army guy knows nothing about the Navy but IIRC the Ford is the most advanced carrier we have.
The USS Gerald Ford seems to have had problems from its very beginning. Lives up to its name Ford: Fix Or Repair Daily
They're going to have cretins repair it?
There is a reason why all Navy ships have designated fire fighting parties and regular drills. It happens. Ships are big, complicated platforms. Nothing’s perfect.
Being deployed too long, with deferred maintenance?
When the war started, I heard a carrier was hit by something and had a fire.
In today’s world of information control it’s hard to tell.
Covid, Ukraine, the Russian hoax, insurrection stories all reaked of manipulation to sway public opinion.
I wish we still had a real media (as in 1970 where you had >200 various “independent” papers) AND reporters that actually go out and research, investigate, are on the ground.
A media that isn’t just controlled by a handful of giants, 6 major media conglomerates in the legacy MSM, and maybe 3 names in social media which really control the “news,” if you want to call it that. Where your reporters are no more than a mouthpiece, concentrated in places like DC and simply put out a story with a black, women, gay, Latino, asian, or white older man’s face (America is all about identity politics) all saying the same crap: https://youtu.be/_fHfgU8oMSo?si=8e4OS3j17jCvrN9F
I’m pro Trump and military. I think he’s the best thing since sliced bread, but would he and the DOW use the tools to their disposal (primarily through access) to influence the the narrative? Probably.
i am GUESSING that the ship is basically still functional (especially the aircraft onboard) while in port for repair?
hopefully!
Laundry room; hot pants.
Back in the day we watched ‘Learn or Burn’
https://archive.org/details/42704trialbyfirevwr
USS Forrestal —
How many Muslim sailors are on board?
If fires never ever happened then we’d be a much safer world.
But sometimes they do despite care, caution and well-known standards.
Fuel, spark and oxygen are all it really takes.
Wow missed this one. It happened almost a week ago. It will be interesting to see what the Navy will do with the Nimitz. It is heading back to Norfolk for a reported decommissioning in May.
My guess is the Ford will be heading to the dry dock for repairs once it arrives back in the US..
10% of the crew berths were destroyed. That’s a problem.
In for unexpected repairs.
They signed up for the seagoing vessel version of Car Shield. Saw some ads with Ice-T and Danica Patrick. Saved them a lot of cash. Even have tug boat tow service.
Strain of getting ready for Iran:
“I’m givin’ it all she’s got, captain. Any more and she’ll blow.”
Have to remove the lint.
US ships have previously dealt with treasonous stuff like this. A laundry fire?