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Navy Cites Smoking As Cause Of Fire Aboard Carrier
KFMB-NEWS 8 ^
| 30 JULY 2008
| NEWS8 KFMB
Posted on 07/30/2008 6:24:48 PM PDT by radar101
SAN DIEGO -- (AP) - Navy officials say smoking appears to be the cause of a fire that caused $70 million in damage to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington.
The announcement Wednesday by the Navy came as Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, relieved the carrier's commanding officer and the executive officer of duty.
[AP- continued]
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: navair; navy; pufflist; smoking
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posted on
07/30/2008 6:24:49 PM PDT
by
radar101
To: radar101
THAT is going to leave a mark.
/johnny
2
posted on
07/30/2008 6:26:33 PM PDT
by
JRandomFreeper
(Bless us all, each, and every one.)
To: radar101
Poop rolls downhill. Whatever happened to the dope who was smoking?
3
posted on
07/30/2008 6:26:43 PM PDT
by
Thebaddog
(Dog breath? I don't think so.)
To: magslinger
To: Thebaddog
Avast ye matey! Arrrrgh...a good keel haul’n sounds reasonable to me!
5
posted on
07/30/2008 6:29:29 PM PDT
by
Devilinbaggypants
(He who wishes to give little shouldn't ask for much.)
To: Thebaddog
He probably will get a NAM (only half kidding).
6
posted on
07/30/2008 6:30:24 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(Tactical Is Still Missing A Chair!)
To: radar101
There is a reason why they pass the word when the “smoking lamp is lighted in all authorized spaces”.
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posted on
07/30/2008 6:31:25 PM PDT
by
MCCRon58
(Freedom does not mean you are free from the consequences of your own freely made decisions.)
To: Thebaddog
In the Old Navy, the entire chain-of-command down to the Petty Officer in Charge of the compartment would be brought up on charges.
The smoker, if caught, would be court-martialed.
To: radar101
Damnation, the GW? One fleet carrier off the books for god knows how long!
9
posted on
07/30/2008 6:35:41 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: Thebaddog
He’s going to be serving for quite some time to pay that back.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
11
posted on
07/30/2008 6:40:40 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
(Will the last conservative in the GOP please shut off the lights?)
To: MCCRon58
Ironically, on one sub I was on the smoking area was in the same location as the oxygen bleed nozzles.
12
posted on
07/30/2008 6:42:26 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
(Will the last conservative in the GOP please shut off the lights?)
To: radar101
The announcement Wednesday by the Navy came as Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, relieved the carrier's commanding officer and the executive officer of duty. Most likely outstanding officers that caught a very unfortunate break ... and have their Navy career terminated. Admiral rank officers (Navy or Coast Guard) and General grade officers in the Army, Air Force & Marine Corps in large measure attain their rank by sheer luck. Someone in your command on the way up f***'s up ... you're history.
13
posted on
07/30/2008 6:43:11 PM PDT
by
BluH2o
To: Pan_Yan
Yep, Bet that made your smokes burn reeeeaaaallll fast.
14
posted on
07/30/2008 6:48:20 PM PDT
by
MCCRon58
(Freedom does not mean you are free from the consequences of your own freely made decisions.)
To: DakotaGator
Even in the New Navy, I’m sure this will be a career advancement ending process (at the very least) for many, all the way down the chain of command.
I just can’t imagine what will happen to the individual that caused the 70 million dollars worth of damages, if identified. ;-(
15
posted on
07/30/2008 6:50:13 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(I was taught to respect my elders, but it's getting harder to find one.)
To: radar101
I took a look at the USS GW Home Page...It is all but blank. All “Leadership” info is gone, and the site has been scrubbed clean. Looks like a big deal.
16
posted on
07/30/2008 6:56:26 PM PDT
by
devane617
(we are so screwed)
To: Devilinbaggypants
Avast ye matey! Arrrrgh...a good keel haul’n sounds reasonable to me! That sounds like a just ending, matey. And don't forget Talk Like a Pirate Day this September.
17
posted on
07/30/2008 6:57:32 PM PDT
by
Thebaddog
(Dog breath? I don't think so.)
To: Thebaddog
Smoking in the paint locker. Some heads are going to roll over that.
18
posted on
07/30/2008 6:57:35 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: BluH2o
19
posted on
07/30/2008 6:59:22 PM PDT
by
Polybius
To: Vroomfondel; SC Swamp Fox; Fred Hayek; NY Attitude; P3_Acoustic; Bean Counter; investigateworld; ...
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Post or FReepmail me if you wish to be enlisted in or discharged from the Navair Pinglist.
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This is a medium to low volume pinglist.
20
posted on
07/30/2008 7:03:11 PM PDT
by
magslinger
(Infidel, American type, quantity one (1) each.)
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