They LIKELY have confined space fire training, and if their PTB have NOT gotten training in a ship they have been betrayed. It's not like they could NOT get training.. Navy Fire is right there.I would wonder if the San Diego fire department has any actual training on how to properly fight a fire on a Navy ship?
At the dock, only so far into the mud.Can it sink?
There pumping alot of water at that ship. Depending on how many hatches are open and if there is any redundant power keeping the bilge pumped out it could sink theoretically from the water being hosed onto it.Can it sink?
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.
An Oiler is basically a at sea gas station. It carries fuel and can refuel other ships while underway at sea.Just brought up an old memory. When I was around 18, one of the guys in my neighborhood became a sailor on the USS Caloosahatchee (named for a river in FL). We wrote letters back and forth for a while, and when he came home and got out we had one date (he was much "faster" than I was, having been a sailor, after all). I never thought about him after that.
Here is the ship, and I never knew there was such a thing as an oiler.
USS Caloosahatchee - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
what causes different colors of smoke? tySmoke 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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The material burning.what causes different colors of smoke? ty
Most fires on ships in maintenance are caused by that and improper fire watches.rumor has it that it started by welding.
Well they do now if they didn't. The thing is ALL US Sailors undergo firefighting training in boot camp. At least we did back in the day. Firefighting is the secondary rating for sailors. One of the carriers I was on (Forestall) had a couple fires out in the middle of the ocean. That in itself is motivating to get that fire put down.I would wonder if the San Diego fire department has any actual training on how to properly fight a fire on a Navy ship?
Is this ship still armed? I would guess they would take munitions off before repairs?
Back in the day I was on an AE. Think an AO is a floating bomb? AE is an ammunition supply ship.Here is the ship, and I never knew there was such a thing as an oiler.
Just brought up an old memory. When I was around 18, one of the guys in my neighborhood became a sailor on the USS Caloosahatchee (named for a river in FL). We wrote letters back and forth for a while, and when he came home and got out we had one date (he was much "faster" than I was, having been a sailor, after all). I never thought about him after that.
Here is the ship, and I never knew there was such a thing as an oiler.
USS Caloosahatchee - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
The most boring and can be least attentive duty is welding fire watch. You just sit or stand with a fire extinguisher and do nothing. Then when its over you are still there for another bunch of hours.
It’s real easy for the person on watch to think about calling it early and walk up for a snack, that is until this happens.
At least on subs there is documentation on who and where and how long and you sign off on the paperwork.
Not a good day for the person, the supervisor, the officer in charge, the Engineering officer and ships Captain.
Well they do now if they didn't. The thing is ALL US Sailors undergo firefighting training in boot camp. At least we did back in the day. Firefighting is the secondary rating for sailors. One of the carriers I was on (Forestall) had a couple fires out in the middle of the ocean. That in itself is motivating to get that fire put down.
Can it sink?