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To: Dr. Scarpetta

It took 3 hours to fight the fire? That seems like some fire.

Don’t these boats have fire suppression systems?


14 posted on 11/09/2010 4:16:18 AM PST by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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To: 1010RD

You’d think so. The ship is only 2 years old.


19 posted on 11/09/2010 4:20:33 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: 1010RD; Dr. Scarpetta

>>> It took 3 hours to fight the fire? That seems like some fire.

As I recall it the fire on the USS George Washington two years ago took longer to fight. Burned through 8 decks and incinerated 80 compartments. And that’s with many more trained firefighters and systems.

Fire at sea is a constant risk with any sort of vessel.


41 posted on 11/09/2010 5:06:01 AM PST by tlb
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