BRKG Navy amphib ship on fire-San Diego

Peter

Peter

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Pulled up Broadcastify for SD, no chatter discussing yet. The base will have their own fire dept so perhaps unlikely they will use city resources.
 
Peter

Peter

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Looks like city working it too...https://www.wfla.com/news/national/us-navy-ship-on-fire-at-san-diego-base/
 
mzkitty

mzkitty

I give up.
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USS Bonhomme Richard

Explosion Reported as Firefighters Battle Blaze on Navy Ship
• Published 23 mins ago • Updated 2 mins ago

An explosion erupted as a roaring blaze was reported on a military assault ship at Naval Base San Diego Sunday morning, according to authorities.


Plumes of smoke arose from USS Bonhomme Richard as firefighters battled the three-alarm blaze on the 3400 block on Senn St. The vessel is an amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego, according to Krishna Jackson of Naval Base San Diego.


BREAKING! Loud explosion just heard from inferno aboard #Navy ship #USSBonhommeRichard pic.twitter.com/HuK12iC9BI
— Allison Ash (@AllisonAshNBC7) July 12, 2020
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www.nbcsandiego.com

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 www.nbcsandiego.com
 
ShadowMan

ShadowMan

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USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, and the third ship of the United States Navy to bear the name. Wikipedia



From Twitter:
3RD Alarm fire on USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) at Naval Base San Diego. SDFD & Federal Fire have unified command for what sounds like a below deck fire, possibly in a hanger bay Initial reports of an explosion & injuries. As both a fireman & a sailor, thoughts with all aboard.

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11:11 AM · Jul 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

NOT GOOD!! If that fire gets to the aviation fuel lines and tanks this could be REALLY BAD!! Think of this ship as a kind of mini-aircraft carrier. LHD stands for Landing Helicopter Dock.
 

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Dozdoats

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Bonhomme Richard

Sorry to hear this. An historic ship name in the USN -

BONNE HOMME RICHARD VS SERAPIS SEPTEMBER 23, 1779
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The most remarkable single ship duel of the American Revolution was between the Bonne Homme Richard commanded by John Paul Jones and the HMS Serapis. The duel took place on September 23, 1779. The Serapis was a 50 gun ship that outgunned the Bonne Homme Richard which was barely sea worthy. When the captain of the Serapis hailed the Bonne Homme Richard and demanded surrender, John Paul Jones answered:" Surrender be dammed, I have not begun to fight." The Bon Homme Richard went on the vanquish the Serapis..


-- RTWT at Bonne Homme Richard
 
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night driver

ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
5 ALS Squads stacking up in Staging.
3 initial injuries, 1 Smoke inhalation per local TV.

Bride is watching SD News chopper for feed.
 
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Ogre

Veteran Member
I had a cousin that served on the USS Bonhomme Richard in the 50's or 60's but back then it was the name of an aircraft carrier. Never knew the Navy used the same name for different ships until I read where this assault ship had been christened with the same name.
 
bw

bw

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texkat72 said:
Sigh... I miss the days, when Fox News would cover something like this, live, for hours. Searched all the MSM channels. Nothing. Guess they forgot the definition of News!
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Nothing to advance the agenda, so it's not news. If they can figure out a racial angle, they'll be all over it. Or patriarchy, that's always good for mileage.
 
et2

et2

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The state of our military just seems to be going down and down, despite Trumps effort to better it. Think personnel. Too many stupid incidents, traitorous brass and deep state players. JMHO.
 
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night driver

ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
Macgyver said:
Well according to the Wikipedia page on that ship she be steam powered.
I'm assuming being built in the late 90's she burns bunker oil, so that's not really explosive per say.

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USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) - Wikipedia

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Name:Bonhomme Richard
Namesake:Bonhomme Richard, which literally means Goodman Richard/Benjamin Franklin
Ordered:11 December 1992
Builder:Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down:18 April 1995
Launched:14 March 1997
Commissioned:15 August 1998
Homeport:San Diego, California
Motto:I have not yet begun to fight!
Nickname(s):Revolutionary Gator, Bonnie Dick, BHR, Rusty Roku
 
Echo 5

Echo 5

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Been burning for 3.5 hours. If it's not a total loss, it'll be sidelined for the foreseeable future.

This is bad.
 
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TerryK

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Smoke seems to be coming from 3 locations from below the main deck.
Just forward of the bridge, midships and aft.
The aft smoke is dark black and the forward and midship smoke is gray to white.
Here is a diagram of that class ship
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Peter

Peter

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Red Baron said:
I don't like how so many widely spaced areas are spewing smoke.

Fire department scanner saying that sailors are leaving the pier saying the fire has gotten into the fuel on board the ship.

Fire department dispatch debating on whether to pull back.
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Merde
 
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TerryK

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The ship is in port for maintenance so there are probably plenty of yardbirds (civilian workers) on board. Being Sunday,and during an in port maintenance period, the majority of the ships crew are probably ashore, so only the duty section is onboard. Nowhere big enough to fight this fire by themselves.
 
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