I wonder who or what was on-board.
A PLA(N) plant? An Iranian plant? We (the West) is at war with COMMUNIST China, or at least COMMUNIST China is at war with the West!
Too bad NCIS isn’t like TV with a Gibbs who would have it figured out in a day or two.
Given that the pierside tires holding the Bonhomme Richard away from the piers are igniting, I’d say that the ship is a constructive total loss. When the exterior of the hull at the waterline is so hot it ignites tires, the temperature inside the hull is ruining whatever equipment is inside as well as weakening the hull and frame.
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Two Decks Are Thought To Separate Fire On USS Bonhomme Richard From 1M Gallons Of Fuel (Updated)
The Navy says it is throwing everything it has at fighting the blaze on the stricken amphibious assault ship as it enters into its 28th hour.
By Tyler Rogoway July 13, 2020
Rear Admiral Philip Sobeck addressed reporters
here are the main takeaways from the press conference:
It is thought that two decks separate the fire from the ship’s fuel reserves. The Admiral says the Navy is doing everything they can to make sure it doesn’t migrate there.
No welding was reported in the area of the fire when it broke out.
At least significant parts of the automated halon firefighting systems were offline at the time of the fire. Enhanced pier-side fire watch readiness posture was supposedly in place.
415 Bambi Buckets of water have been dropped on the ship by three MH-60S Seahawks from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Three (HSC-3) based out of nearby Naval Air Station North Island.
160 people were on the ship when the fire began.
400 sailors are now involved with fighting the fire aboard the ship.
The area where the fire started, which was the lower vehicle storage area, was filled with cardboard, rags, drywall, and other combustible material.
The fire is producing temperatures as high as 1,000 degrees.
Extreme heat in and under the island and in the bow.
There is a list that they are trying to correct via dewatering as part of a larger balancing act of keeping the ship stable while also fighting the fire
Five remain hospitalized and in stable condition out of 57 that have been treated at the hospital.
There is burn damage throughout the skin of the ship.
Due to the ship undergoing maintenance, there is debris scattered throughout the passageways of the ship making it challenging to safely fight the fire.
There are no plans to let the ship burn down to the waterline.
The Admiral is not aware of the fire being in the ship’s critical engineering spaces.
Crews are keeping a close eye on the environmental air quality and so far it has been within EPA limits.
First ship my husband was on when he joined the Navy in 1950. At that time she had a wooden deck.