U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin Haist
Posted on 07/16/2020 3:01:06 PM PDT by Coronal
A fire that erupted over the weekend on a military ship that was officially extinguished on Thursday, with the cause of the days-long blaze still unknown, according to the Navy.
All known fires on the USS Bonhomme Richard have been put out, four days after the flames first erupted on Sunday, Rear Admiral Philip Sobeck, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three said in a statement. The extent of the damage, as well as what started the fire, is still unknown.
“This was a Navy team effort. We had support from the air and sea,” Sobeck’s statement said. “Three helicopter squadrons conducted more than 1,500 water bucket drops, fighting the fire and cooling the super structure and flight deck enabling fire crews to get onboard to fight the fire.”
By Monday, 17 sailors and four civilians were injured, but Sobeck said on Thursday that 63 people — 40 Navy sailors and 23 civilians — have been treated for minor injuries, including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation.
Authorities are still working to confirm that there are no more active fires aboard the vessel and will begin an investigation into what happened to start the fire. Sobeck told reporters Monday morning that initial reports indicated that pressurization caused the explosions, but did not elaborate on the details.
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Ping.
sabotage
Awful thing. At least they weren’t out at sea... and no one died.
Iran takes credit in .... 3...2...1...
“cause still unknown”
May I suggest incompetency?
Soooo....
The smoking lamp is out?
Cause of the fire unknown?
How about...a combination of fuel, oxygen and an ignition source?
Thank you AAC!
Seems more likely than terrorism, unless they had a welder named Mohammed.
Clearly, the fire was the result of Climate Change.
Iran.
[sabotage]
Careful, now. That could land you on the nut-job conspiracy ping list with a bunch of us!!! :)
Sometimes the responses read like the “Onion,” leaving me to wonder about the intellect of some on this forum.
Like hell. It was Covid 19/S
These days, I could believe
1) accident (welding perhaps)
2) jihad
3) I’m tired and I want to take the day off (the submarine fire)
4) Unhappy worker
Given the extent of the damage, we may never know the cause.
Yes, well, sabotage at harbors and shipyards may not just be a thing of the past...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tom_explosion
The smoking lamp is out throughout the ship
She’s dead, Jim.
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