US EditionSeveral Sailors Treated for Minor Injuries After USS New Orleans Blaze
The USS New Orleans fire lasted 12 hours with two minor injuries; firefighting involved cooperation between U.S. Navy and Japanese forces, cause still unknown.
- A blaze began around 4 p.m. Wednesday aboard the 684-foot USS New Orleans while anchored near White Beach Naval Facility and burned for 12 hours before being extinguished early Thursday, with two sailors treated for minor injuries.
- Service officials said an investigation is underway into the USS New Orleans fire, following the 2020 USS Bonhomme Richard blaze and amphibious ship readiness dropping to 41% this year, a defense official told Military Times.
- Firefighting efforts were supported by the USS San Diego and Japanese forces, with the tug Reiwa and a firefighting vessel aiding the USS New Orleans as of Thursday.
- The USS New Orleans remains at anchor with its crew aboard; commissioned in 2007, it has an 800 personnel capacity and benefits from the Navy firefighting overhaul.
- Defense Department reports show Navy designs now include alternative fire suppression, but AFFF containing PFAS remains in use; the $1.2 billion USS Bonhomme Richard fire involved a sailor acquitted in 2022.
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Military TimesSeveral sailors treated for minor injuries after USS New Orleans blaze
Several sailors were treated for minor injuries and returned to duty after a fire broke out Wednesday aboard amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, the Navy said.It is unclear what injuries were treated. Earlier, the Navy had said two sailors had been treated for injuries.On Friday, the U.S. Seventh Fleet said the ship had returned to White Beach Naval Facility under its own propulsion. U.S. Navy crews, al…
A U.S. naval vessel caught fire off the Japanese coast and remained in flames for 12 hours until the fire was extinguished with the help of local vessels, the U.S. military reported. Two U.S. sailors were treated with light fire wounds at the USS New Orleans, which exploded on Wednesday near the southern island of Okinawa, said the U.S. 7th Fleet in a statement. “The cause of the fire is currently under investigation (...). The New Orleans crew …
Massive Fire Erupts on US Navy Warship off Japan Coast, Lasts 12 Hours, Injures Two Sailors
The blaze lasted nearly 12 hours before being extinguished, leaving two sailors with minor injuries. The cause is under investigation, with parallels drawn to the 2020 USS Bonhomme Richard fire.
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Fire burns for 12 hours on U.S. Navy warship off Okinawa, 2 sailors hurt
The incident comes five years after a devastating blaze consumed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, injuring more than 60 sailors and civilians.
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