Daily Mail/AP: Saving USS Bonhomme Richard: Powerful pictures capture brave work of firefighters trying to put out warship fire at Naval Base San Diego as temperatures hit 1,000F
* Hundreds of firefighters battled for a second day, Monday, from the air, land and water to save a U.S. warship
* Vessel was swept by flames while moored at a San Diego shipyard, as the number of sailors and civilians injured in the blaze rose to nearly 60
* So far, 36 sailors and 23 civilians have been treated mostly for minor injuries related to firefighting
* The USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship, began listing to its starboard side
* The vessel suffered an explosion on Sunday morning in the lower cargo hold of the 844-foot-long ship which had been docked for routine maintenance at its home port at U.S. Naval Base San Diego
* Flames have spread upwards throughout much of the ship and into the tower and other structures on top
* The ship was undergoing repairs at the time so only about 160 of the ship's usual 1,000 crew were aboard
* Helicopters dropped water over the ship throughout Monday while fire boats on the perimeter streamed water on the hull to cool it from the outside
* San Diego fire crews stopped blasting water into the ship from shore over worries the vessel might sink
* Local residents reported smelling smoke from as far away as Vista, which is more than 40 miles away
Flames tore through a warship for a second day Monday as a top Navy official revealed that a fire suppression system was inoperable when the blaze erupted while the ship was docked in San Diego.
Hundreds of sailors were battling to keep flames away from a million gallons of oil on board the USS Bonhomme Richard.
The U.S. Coast Guard hired an oil clean-up crew to put in place a containment boom that could be ready if any oil is spilled. It also halted boat traffic within 1 nautical mile of the ship and flights over the vessel.
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WNU Editor: One fire continues to burn aboard the ship .... Navy Says At Least One Fire Continues To Burn On The USS Bonhomme Richard (Warzone/The Drive).
More News On the fire Aboard The USS Bonhomme Richard
Navy official: Warship stable, fire could be out in 24 hours -- AP
USS Bonhomme Richard continues to burn Tuesday more than 48 hours after the fire broke out -- USA Today
1,000-degree blaze continues to rage aboard Navy ship in San Diego -- ABC News
USS Bonhomme Richard remains on fire, two more sailors hurt while battling blaze -- UPI
All hospitalized from Bonhomme Richard fire have been released -- Navy Times
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I am so frustrated by the unprofessional, idiotic US news media. I have read several news stores related to this ship fire, and no where in the story is the question "How did the fire start" asked.
At this early stage, perhaps its reasonable for the cause of the fire to be "under investigation" or something similar, but mind you, the question of why they fire started, which is probably the first question that should be asked, is not even treated!
Let me say it again: The US news media suck--all they can do is political attacks, but when a real news story like this ships fire occurs, they are like babes in the woods.
I am so frustrated by the unprofessional, idiotic US news media. I have read several news stores related to this ship fire, and no where in the story is the question "How did the fire start" asked. I know there was an explosion in a cargo hold, but what exploded? Did ordinance explode? Did fuel explode? Was the ship sabotaged? What?
At this early stage, perhaps its reasonable for the cause of the fire to be "under investigation" or something similar, but mind you, the question of why they fire started, which is probably the first question that should be asked, is not even treated!
Let me say it again: The US news media suck--all they can do is political attacks, but when a real news story like this ships fire occurs, they are like babes in the woods.
A very disconcerting new Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that on From whatdoesitmean.com: "12 July at 0958hrs GMT -8 (9:58 a.m. local San Diego time) an electronic alert was received from Kosmos 2542 signaling that this military-intelligence satellite had detected multiple blasts exceeding 2760 degrees Centigrade (5000 degrees Fahrenheit) emanating from Naval Base San Diego located in California-United States—the explosive signature of which was cross-checked in the MoD database of munitions, and exactly matched the white phosphorus munitions used by US Marine forces during their offensive in the Iraqi city of Falluja in 2004."
White phosphorus munitions known to be stored aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) used by US Marine forces, and is presently ported at Naval Base San Diego, which is also the Expeditionary Strike Group THREE (ESG-3) flagship for the US Navy—the commander of which, Rear Admiral Philip E. Sobeck, acknowledged these explosions saying they came from the lower cargo hold of the ship, known as the “Deep V”, that he described as a “huge open area where you store a lot of Marine Corps equipment and everything else”—and further confirmed by witnesses describing “loud booms coming from the ship”—explosions that have injured at least 21, and caused fires to rage through night aboard this warship—and while raging, saw Communist China slamming sanctions against numerous American officials, most notable of whom are the powerful Republican Party US Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/07/12/amphibious-assault-ship-ablaze-in-port-san-diego/
While the precise cause remained unknown Sunday night, Sobeck said there was “nothing toxic” in the ship, and that the black smoke billowing from the amphib all day was caused by office and berthing items burning.
The fire is believed to have started below those spaces, in the lower cargo hold of the ship, known as the “Deep V,” Sobeck said.
It is a “huge open area where you store a lot of (Marine Corps) equipment and everything else,” he said. “That’s where we believe it was started.”
Willi-pete would explain a lot thx anon.
The Lord is sending a message to the Americans – the “land of the pure and the brave”.
I love America – but Y do the Americans want to die, for the Indians, in their war with the PRC ? India was created, as a state, to be destroyed by the Mongols.
If the US Navy allies with the Indians,they will only doom themselves
Let us look at the disasters of the US Navy – post USS Cole.dindooohindoo
Case 1 – The Iranian Capture of US Sailors – January 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_U.S.%E2%80%93Iran_naval_incident
Case 2 – USS Mc Cain – August 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_S._McCain_and_Alnic_MC_collision
Case 3 – USS Fitzgerald – June 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Fitzgerald_and_MV_ACX_Crystal_collision
What is the formula of doom ?
WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF THE MALABAR INDO-US-NIPPON NAVAL EXERCISES,ID,EST., AFTER THE DATE OF THE EXERCUSE – SOME DISASTER STRIKES THE US NAVY
IN 2015,The Malabar exercise was undertaken by the three countries, in the Bay of Bengal,from 15 October 2015 till 19 October 2015
In the 3 months thereafter – came the Iranian doom,for the US Navy,in Case 1 above
The 2017 Malabar exercise,was conducted in the Bay of Bengal,in 17 June 2017
Within 3 months thereafter, the US Navy had the disasters, in Case 2 and Case 3
Will the Americans understand ? Before it is too late !
The Indian Navy’s matrix of doom,also follows the Malabar Formulae !
The formula is that the Indian Navy has a disaster,3 MONTHS BEFORE the Malabar exercise,or 3 MONTHS AFTER THE MALABAR EXERCISE
Case 1 – October 2017: INS Kadmatt (P29), while stern maneuvering to the dock, collided by the stern with Russian ship Irytsh in Vladivostok on 19 October
In 2017 , the Malabar pansy dance was in the Bay of Bengal, from 17 June 2017 – AND 3 MONTHS THEREAFTER – DOOM STRIKES
Case 2 – November 2015: INS Kochi, a Kolkata-class destroyer, conducted BrahMos missile test firings whilst the airspace remained open to traffic
IN 2015,The NAVAL exercise was undertaken by the three countries,in the Bay of Bengal,from 15 October 2015 till 19 October 2015 – AND 30 DAYS THEREAFTER ….
Case 3 – January 2014: INS Betwa, a Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate, ran aground and collided with an unidentified object
MALABAR 2013 commenced on 5 November 2013,and continued until 11 November 2013 – AND 1 MONTH THEREAFTER, DOOM STRIKES
Case 4 – February 2014: On 26 February, INS Sindhuratna, a Kilo-class submarine, had a fire detected on board when trials were being conducted which resulted in smoke leading to suffocation and death of two officers.
MALABAR 2013 commenced on 5 November 2013,and continued until 11 November 2013 – AND 3 MONTHS AFTER DOOM STRIKES
Case 5 – A Nuke Sub blows up in Dry Dock in August 2013
(https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/world/asia/explosion-partly-sinks-indian-naval-submarine.html) all sailors killed
MALABAR 2013 commenced on 5 November 2013,and continued until 11 November 2013 – AND 3 MONTHS BEFORE………….
Case 6 – Disaster with INS Arihant in March 2017
(https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-arihant-left-crippled-after-accident-10-months-ago/article22392049.ece)
2017 Malabar in the Bay of Bengal,from 17 June 2017 – AND 3 MONTHS BEFORE………….
AMERICANS MIGHT LIKE TO MAKE NOTE OF THESE 2 FEATURES OF THE HINDOO NAVY
December 2016: Two sailors died and 14 others were injured when INS Betwa tipped over and crashed on its side while it was undocking in Mumbai.NO WORTHY NATION HAS A SHIP,WHICH TIPPLES OVER IN DRY DOCK
https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/anatomy-of-an-accident-why-ins-betwa-tipped-over/
THE INDIAN SUPREME COURT ASKED THE INDIAN NAVY,TO STOP WIFE SWAPPING ! YES ! WIFE SWAPPING !
https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/set-up-sit-to-probe-wife-swapping-charge-in-navy-sc-to-kerala-police-116051201108_1.html
How can the Americans rely on these clowns to block Malacca ?
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