USS Bonhomme Richard explosion

[westwall]

Fighting fires on those lower decks is an intimidating job; my sympathies go out to them. An old friend of mine was a fireman on a carrier, and it wasn't fun at all, even with no fires.

I'm not so sure that you can fight a fire below decks on own of those things without getting yourself killed. If the report that the fire has reached to fuel is correct, I just hope that every sailor gets the hell out of there before there is no way out.

You can. They have special training for the Damage Control parties who do it.

 

[depotoo]

They now say there are 17 sailors injured and 4 civilians

 

[Picaro]

Fighting fires on those lower decks is an intimidating job; my sympathies go out to them. An old friend of mine was a fireman on a carrier, and it wasn't fun at all, even with no fires.

I'm not so sure that you can fight a fire below decks on own of those things without getting yourself killed. If the report that the fire has reached to fuel is correct, I just hope that every sailor gets the hell out of there before there is no way out.

In many parts it's a multi-level maze of obstacles and management has to be very good.

 

[depotoo]

Fighting fires on those lower decks is an intimidating job; my sympathies go out to them. An old friend of mine was a fireman on a carrier, and it wasn't fun at all, even with no fires.

I'm not so sure that you can fight a fire below decks on own of those things without getting yourself killed. If the report that the fire has reached to fuel is correct, I just hope that every sailor gets the hell out of there before there is no way out.

The fuel has not been reached, thankfully. They say itmis well below the deck where the fire has been. They believe it started in a vehicle/storage compartment, but have no idea from what or what the explosion was.
Seventeen firefighters have also gone to the hospital to be evaluated on top of the 21 at this point.

 

[depotoo]

Fighting fires on those lower decks is an intimidating job; my sympathies go out to them. An old friend of mine was a fireman on a carrier, and it wasn't fun at all, even with no fires.

I'm not so sure that you can fight a fire below decks on own of those things without getting yourself killed. If the report that the fire has reached to fuel is correct, I just hope that every sailor gets the hell out of there before there is no way out.

You can. They have special training for the Damage Control parties who do it.

Yeah, they said they have been tackling it internally as well as externally.

 

[Lysistrata]

Fighting fires on those lower decks is an intimidating job; my sympathies go out to them. An old friend of mine was a fireman on a carrier, and it wasn't fun at all, even with no fires.

I'm not so sure that you can fight a fire below decks on own of those things without getting yourself killed. If the report that the fire has reached to fuel is correct, I just hope that every sailor gets the hell out of there before there is no way out.

The fuel has not been reached, thankfully. They say itmis well below the deck where the fire has been. They believe it started in a vehicle/storage compartment, but have no idea from what or what the explosion was.
Seventeen firefighters have also gone to the hospital to be evaluated on top of the 21 at this point.

Thank you. Good to hear. As long as all our sailors got out safely.

I just remember reading of the Battle of Midway, and one of the Japanese carriers took a bomb that went right down the elevator that carried ordinance to the deck. I always think of what it would be like, so horrifying, to die in a raging inferno. No body should ever die like that, friend or foe.

 

[beautress]

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Dozens Injured After Fire Erupts on Navy Ship; Crews Continue to Battle Stubborn Blaze

At least seventeen sailors and four civilians were hospitalized after an explosion erupted during a roaring blaze aboard a military assault ship at Naval Base San Diego Sunday morning, according to Naval Surface Forces.

www.nbcsandiego.com

Prayers up for our dear Naval defenders, bless them, heal them, and be with the Firefighters and families of the injured and/or killed. amen.

 

[Dragonlady]

How does anyone respond? I hope that all have been evacuated.

The father of the late Door's singer, Jim Morrison, captained this ship during the Gulf of Tonkin incident when the Lizard King was a child. It's all so bizarre. I do hope that everyone is okay.

Not the same ship. This one was commissioned in 1998. You are thinking of the last one, an Essex class carrier left over from WWII.

Thank you. I didn't know this. I thought that it was the same ship. I remember seeing a black and white picture oif Jim Morrison as a child with his father on the bridge of the first one. I live around one of the places where Morrison grew up, and I always thought of what a rough relationship the two must have had. My ex was a vestryman at the same church as Admiral Morrison. He and his son were such opposites! It must have been hell in that house! It always set me to thinking about why fathers and sons have such poor dueling relationships. This also happened between my father and brother, and with Springsteen and his father, also. This was back when hair was a big thing between men. Springsteen's father even had a barber come in to cut his son's hair when his son was in bed with a leg injury. I'm still trying to make sense of what happened back then. We live in such a weird culture. Everybody was hurt, and no good ever came of it.

How is that different to what is happening today between families with partisan divides?

 

[beautress]

Foxnews shows fire, likely caused by a welding accident.

Crews battle 5 alarm fire at Naval Base San Diego

Fire officials say multiple injuries are being treated; Christina Coleman reports.

video.foxnews.com

 

[Lysistrata]

How does anyone respond? I hope that all have been evacuated.

The father of the late Door's singer, Jim Morrison, captained this ship during the Gulf of Tonkin incident when the Lizard King was a child. It's all so bizarre. I do hope that everyone is okay.

Not the same ship. This one was commissioned in 1998. You are thinking of the last one, an Essex class carrier left over from WWII.

Thank you. I didn't know this. I thought that it was the same ship. I remember seeing a black and white picture oif Jim Morrison as a child with his father on the bridge of the first one. I live around one of the places where Morrison grew up, and I always thought of what a rough relationship the two must have had. My ex was a vestryman at the same church as Admiral Morrison. He and his son were such opposites! It must have been hell in that house! It always set me to thinking about why fathers and sons have such poor dueling relationships. This also happened between my father and brother, and with Springsteen and his father, also. This was back when hair was a big thing between men. Springsteen's father even had a barber come in to cut his son's hair when his son was in bed with a leg injury. I'm still trying to make sense of what happened back then. We live in such a weird culture. Everybody was hurt, and no good ever came of it.

How is that different to what is happening today between families with partisan divides?

Lady, it isn't. we keep hurting each other again and again and again, without any reason. Culture is so weird, that so many lives and relationships are sacrificed to what turns out to be absolutely nothing. I don't think that I will ever figure out what the hair thing of the 1960s was all about. I saw it and lived with it, but I'll be damned to figure it out. there was some crazy thing going on that all men had to have short hair. Your guess is as good as mine as to how this occurred.

 

[beautress]

Fighting fires on those lower decks is an intimidating job; my sympathies go out to them. An old friend of mine was a fireman on a carrier, and it wasn't fun at all, even with no fires.

I'm not so sure that you can fight a fire below decks on own of those things without getting yourself killed. If the report that the fire has reached to fuel is correct, I just hope that every sailor gets the hell out of there before there is no way out.

You can. They have special training for the Damage Control parties who do it.

Boy, our military services are so special. Of course they're trained in controlling the damages. I'm so proud of our Naval guys for doing what needed to be done to get everyone to safety in the shortest amount of time possible. God bless our dear sailors tonight and send quick healing their way.

Glad the local Firefighters pitched in with their finest. Bless 'em!

 

[depotoo]

Foxnews shows fire, likely caused by a welding accident.

Crews battle 5 alarm fire at Naval Base San Diego

Fire officials say multiple injuries are being treated; Christina Coleman reports.

video.foxnews.com

Yeah, the Navy backed off of that. They are saying it is still under investigation now.

 

[beautress]

Foxnews shows fire, likely caused by a welding accident.

Crews battle 5 alarm fire at Naval Base San Diego

Fire officials say multiple injuries are being treated; Christina Coleman reports.

video.foxnews.com

Yeah, the Navy backed off of that. They are saying it is still under investigation now.

Thanks, depotoo.

200712-N-CZ848-1004 SAN DIEGO (July 12, 2020) Sailors aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) prepare to fight a fire aboard the ship at Naval Station San Diego on July 12. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Local, base, and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Kofonow/Released)

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200712-N-CZ848-1003 SAN DIEGO (July 12, 2020) Sailors aboard USS Bonhomme Richard don fire fighting ensembles to (LHD 6) fight a fire aboard the ship at Naval Station San Diego July 12. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Local, base, and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Kofonow/Released)

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200712-N-BL599-1047 SAN DIEGO - Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department boats combat a fire onboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Local, base, and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christina Ross)​

 

[depotoo]

Only 5 sailors remain hospitalized in stable condition.
They have now added helicopter water dumps to fight the fire-
There was a report of an internal explosion” in a lower stowage area, Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, told reporters during a Sunday evening press conference just outside the base. “We don’t quite understand yet the source of … the seed of the fire,” he added.

In addition to efforts on the pier and support from firefighting boats, two MH-60S helicopters from “The Merlins” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HCS) 3 began aerial firefighting late on Sunday.

UPDATED: Fire Fight on USS Bonhomme Richard Enters 2nd Day, 59 Treated for Injuries - USNI News

This post was updated with additional information from the Navy. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Navy and federal firefighting crews continued to battle fires inside USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) Monday afternoon as Navy helicopters and boats poured water onto the ship for the second straight day to save the...

news.usni.org

 

[NotYourBody]

I can smell the fire from my house. It smells like chemicals and burning metal. They are saying we should stay inside.

The ship will burn to the water and is now starting to list.

This is all big news in my neighborhood. Lots of Navy people.

 

[NotYourBody]

Now I'm hearing that the bridge has collapsed and they are getting ready to tow her to sink at sea.

I don't know if that info is accurate.

 

[The Original Tree]

Possible Terrorist Attack?

 

[Lysistrata]

I can smell the fire from my house. It smells like chemicals and burning metal. They are saying we should stay inside.

The ship will burn to the water and is now starting to list.

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Please stay safely inside with all of your windows closed. This is so unbelievable.

 

[depotoo]

Live

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Did democrats plant a bomb?