Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsPlease be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsAn explosion on the USS Bonhomme Richard caused a fire onboard the US Navy ship at the San Diego Naval BaseExplosion and fire on Navy ship in San Diego injures sailors April 1995 und der Stapellauf fand am 14. Video of the scene showed firefighters rushing into thick smoke billowing from the ship docked at the San Diego Naval Base.Dramatic aerial footage show vast plumes of smoke reaching up into the sky above the base.Local fire crews have since left the ship and pier due to the potential for explosions from oil and fuel stored on board.“Explosion with at least one injury at the USS Bonhomme Richard,” the fire department wrote on Twitter, adding it was working with Federal Fire to account for all sailors and clear the area.Fireboats were seen spraying the sides of the ship.The cause of the blaze was not immediately apparent and the San Diego Fire Rescue Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Fire could burn for days, according to fire chiefs, as there is no safe way to tackle blazeIndependent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Sobeck has said he is hopeful the ship can still be repaired but no one will know until it is safe enough for crews to access all areas.It could cost an estimated $4 billion to replace the ship if it is deemed un-salvageable. The Navy is … All rights reserved. “It is too early to make any predictions or promises of what the future of the ship will be. A helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 combats a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, the commander of the strike group whose flagship is the USS Bonhomme Richard, said the Navy’s fire teams are investigating every space of the ship to verify the absence of fire. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. März 1997 statt. Smoke rises from the USS Bonhomme Richard after an explosion and fire on board the amphibious assault ship at Naval Base San Diego. No Navy personnel were hospitalized. Fire could burn for days, according to fire chiefs, as there is no safe way to tackle blazeWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? The Navy believes a spark from an unknown source first ignited heavy-duty cardboard boxes, rags and other maintenance supplies that were being stored in the lower vehicle storage area. At least 21 people suffered minor injuries after an explosion and fire broke out on the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego; William La Jeunesse reports on the latest.The fire broke out Sunday in the ship’s lower armored vehicle storage area and quickly spread throughout the vessel. “We did not know the origin of the fire.
Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Ihr Heimathafen ist San Diego in Kalifornien. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inboxThis material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. All market data delayed 20 minutes. Fire in San Diego burns through night sends 21 to hospital. We do not know the extent of the damage,” he said. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. The vessel shifted Wednesday night and listed toward the pier, prompting the Navy to briefly pull off firefighting sailors searching in the bowels of the U.S. warship for remaining hot spots, Navy officials said. Die Bonhomme Richard wurde im August 1998 in Dienst gestellt. or redistributed. "It's very difficult to choke off oxygen in open deck spaces" and then to follow the flames into all the nooks on a craft, said maritime lawyer Rod Sullivan, who served in the Navy. It was being done so the ship could start being used to deploy the Marine Corps' F-35Bs in the Pacific.Forty sailors and nearly two dozen civilians have been treated for minor injuries, heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation. The sailors were back on the ship within an hour. Follow him on Twitter
All rights reserved. But the precise cause of the fire remains unclear.