[eastforker]

A wire shorted out in the main tank, I thought everyone knew that by now.

[cva66snipe]

Shipyards under the best of conditions are a dangerous place to work. Explosions in one form or another aren't that uncommon unfortunately and it's been that way since modern shipyards came to be. My last year on ship we were in a one year overhaul. I was T.A.D. to the ships Fire Department for six months and then went back to my shop for my final six months of enlistment to train a new crew of Snipes.

During my last six months I was also on Rescue and Assistance Detail which was back up for our own Fire Department and could be sent to assist other ships in the yards.

One night we were called to gear up to assist another ship a few piers away. Seems a yardbird went to weld in a space with explosive gases. Killed him and his fire watch best I remember.

[CMB_polarization]

How would anyone know this after the explosion? Or did people see the electrical arcing and jump into the water to get away?