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Explosion Reported as Firefighters Battle Blaze on Navy Ship (USS Bonhomme Richard)
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| 7/12/2020
Posted on 07/12/2020 11:27:54 AM PDT by bitt
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To: bitt
"It is unclear what sparked the fire." It is unclear what who sparked the fire.
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posted on
07/12/2020 11:57:53 AM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
To: bitt
As a former Navy firefighter. Most ships are lost due to fire, not loss of watertight integrity.
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posted on
07/12/2020 11:58:47 AM PDT
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
To: bitt
The boats spraying water just pulled away, thats not good
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posted on
07/12/2020 11:59:14 AM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(Leave me alone, I have no incriminating evidence on the Clintons)
To: HereInTheHeartland
Ouch. I imagine at this point the ship is a total loss as that is a massive fire. This sucks. Hope the sailors are ok and thankful no firefighters were injured.
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:03:09 PM PDT
by
volunbeer
(Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
To: HereInTheHeartland
Must be a lot or radiant heat coming off the hull. That can set your clothes on fire.
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:04:56 PM PDT
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them)
To: Moonman62
Those fire boats look like fleas on a bulls back, useless.
To: bitt
Anyone named McCain on board?
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:08:30 PM PDT
by
silent_jonny
("Forward to what lies ahead" ~ Phil. 3:13)
To: bitt
USS Bonhomme Richard is 40,000 tons, carries up to 2,000 marines & equipment including about 30 aircraft & a dozen landing craft.
It's a big deal.
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:08:48 PM PDT
by
BroJoeK
((a little historical perspective...))
To: bitt
Thats a huge fire. Fox News is saying something about a welding accident.
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:09:16 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: fso301
Looks like a DDG on the opposite side of the pier. Couldn’t see if they were pumping water towards the BR. Weekend crews so how many DC are on board?
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:10:03 PM PDT
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: rdl6989
New large black plume coming out of the back end now
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:10:58 PM PDT
by
laplata
(The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: bitt
Why are there only two firefighting boats??
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:13:10 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: neodad
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:13:15 PM PDT
by
laplata
(The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: janetjanet998
and of course Fox cuts away from it
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:13:26 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: bitt
I expect all the people laughing about how the Russians and Chinese have recently lost (at least until/unless repairs are effected) a carrier to fire in port and how it proves how bad they are compared to the USN to STFU now that we’ve essentially just done the same thing - amphib assault ships like the Bonhomme Richard are basically small carriers.
Accidents happen. “Idiot shipyard worker with a torch or welder” is not unique to one nation or another, nor does it prove superiority or inferiority.
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:14:04 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: bitt
Prayers for my shipmates on the BHR. Obviously, this was way beyond the abilities of the duty section fire parties. Watching the video, the fire has just spread. Thick black smoke now billowing from stbd aircraft elevator/hangar bay.
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:14:30 PM PDT
by
ETCM
To: fso301
I dont see evidence of ship fire/damage control. Just a few firefighting boats.The fire boats looked completely ineffective in the series of still pictures.
Looked like lots of containers stacked on the flight deck.
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:14:58 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: fso301
Perhaps because that’s all they have/all they have crew for?
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:15:19 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: neodad
We can hope they removed the ammo.
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posted on
07/12/2020 12:15:59 PM PDT
by
laplata
(The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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