Navy ship underway for Gaza pier mission suffers fire, returns to US

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Navy Ship Assigned to Gaza Pier Mission Forced to Return to Port by Engine Room Fire

A U.S. Navy cargo ship slated to assist in the construction of a pier facilitating humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip was forced to abandon the mission and returned to port this week after suffering a fire in its engine room. The cargo ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo suffered a mishap last week when a fire broke out in its engine room, the U.S. Navy confirmed in a statement emailed to NTD News on Thursday. The ship is an unarmed auxili…