[Toughluck_freeper]

I read that the ships fire went out of control because the Halon fire suppression system was under repair.

Halon? With no water backup system? A WAR ship that will burn uncontrollably if it runs out of a few canisters of a rare gas? Come on, this is ‘technological innovation’s run amok.

I bet it doesn’t even have bilge pumps to avoid harbor water contamination. Perhaps it has ‘water droplet levitation’ through magnetic rail guides imbedded in the pipes.

Or perhaps bilge water recirculation and recovery system with evaporator, condenser, and ph measurements..

Sometimes a big hammer is better than a fancy tech gizmo..

[gandalftb]

There were Halon systems in some parts of the ship. The wet sprinkler systems used fire pumps and sea water and were powered down.
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Contractor work required temporary ventilation that kept the bulkhead doors open, allowing the fire to quickly spread.