Out of an abundance of caution the pier and ship were cleared of personnel due to an initial shift in the ship’s list. Personnel are now pier side. We will continue to monitor as the ship settles. pic.twitter.com/WC1XWTERFu
— Naval Surface Forces (@SurfaceWarriors) July 16, 2020
As of 06:00 a.m. Pacific time July 16, firefighting teams are on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) continuing operations. The total personnel treated for minor injuries remains 63, 40 Sailors and 23 civilians.Will continue to provide updates via our social media platforms. pic.twitter.com/lIlaSRls1b
— Naval Surface Forces (@SurfaceWarriors) July 16, 2020
Nice that they highlighted the ship's motto of "I have not yet begun to fight", but four days into the fire, that's ironic at best.
The story seems to have fallen out of the news cycle.
As USNI reports, fires during maintenance availabilites are not uncommon.
Also, this from my other blog.
I see little chance of salvaging LHD-6 to ever sail again. Judging by the rough diagrams, all the most costly equipment spaces have probably been either heavily damaged or slagged. The damage to the hull is likely beyond economic repair, in and of itself, and the main machinery spaces are below the area of the known hole in the light deck. In results of the enquiry into this fire will be interesting.
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