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| Navy says ship fire in San Diego is now out |
| 2020-07-17 |
| [Al Ahram] The fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego Harbor has been extinguished, ending one of the worst infernos to rip through a US warship outside of combat in recent years, the Navy announced Thursday. ``All known fires have been extinguished aboard USS Bonhomme Richard,`` Rear Adm. Philip E. Sobeck said in a statement. Teams were continuing to check every space to make sure no fire remained and until that process was complete an official investigation into the cause of the blaze that started Sunday would not begin, he said. ``We did not know the origin of the fire. We do not know the extent of the damage. It is too early to make any predictions or promises of what the future of the ship will be,`` said Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3. The news came after the massive ship shifted during the night and listed toward the pier, prompting the Navy to pull off firefighting sailors. The withdrawal of the roughly 30 sailors on board late Wednesday was out of an abundance of caution and there is no fear of the 840-foot (255-meter) vessel capsizing, said Lt. Cmdr. Patricia Kreuzberger. They were back on the ship within an hour. The Navy was keeping a close eye on any movements as the ship settles after burning. The fire started in its lower armored vehicle storage area and quickly spread throughout the amphibious assault ship that is akin to a mini-aircraft carrier. Helicopters dumped more than 1,500 buckets of water on the ship, which had been docked in San Diego harbor undergoing maintenance. The Navy believes a spark from an unknown source first ignited heavy-duty cardboard boxes, rags and other maintenance supplies that were being stored in the lower vehicle storage area. The fire traveled upward to the well deck _ a wide hangar type area _ and took off from there, Navy officials have said. The fire at one point reached up to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (538 degrees Celsius), threatening to soften steel. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 The fire started in a trash pile deep in the ship’s vehicle storage area? You lost a billion dollar aircraft carrier and amphibious warfare ship docked in San Diego, where they have trash trucks, to a trash fire? Seriously? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2020-07-17 13:05 |
| #3 May I suggest Fire curtains for the next version of the ship while in maintenance? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-07-17 09:17 |
| #2 Fantastic clip, P. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-07-17 08:54 |
| #1 ...yep. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-07-17 07:49 |