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-Lurid Crime Tales-

Sailor, 21, accused of destroying USS Bonhomme Richard in $1.2bn blaze was angry about getting deck duty after failing to become a Navy SEAL, lied about girlfriend becoming pregnant by another man and was overheard admitting the crime

2022-09-21

Ryan Sawyer Mays, 21, started the blaze on July 12, 2020 on the navy warship

It sent acrid smoke over San Diego and badly damaged the ship

Of the 115 soldiers on board, nearly 60 were treated for heat exhaustion

Mays is on trial at Naval Base San Diego and faces charges of aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel

Posted by:Skidmark

#6 ^^^ 29 November 1944 - Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano by USS Archerfish. 69,000 tons.

Posted by: Snash Shairt9621 2022-09-21 21:58

#5 More tonnage destroyed in anger than any sub since...? Anybody know offhand?

Posted by: Glaick Lumplump5787 2022-09-21 17:24

#4 I can picture the next high-speed low-drag ABC prime time action thriller "A Soldier Came Home" 'Gunny Time' speech:

"Even SeAL dropouts can sink an aircraft carrier...single handedly!"

Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-09-21 15:57

#3 If accurate, it would appear SEAL Assessment & Selection has improved their recruitment standards.

Posted by: Besoeker 2022-09-21 08:37

#2 Sh*t runs downhill...

Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-09-21 07:03

#1 Command totally innocent, of course. It's always the lower ranking who get the blame for big problems. It works out better for command that way.

Posted by: Sheba Smith8503 2022-09-21 06:56

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