Dr.Nikon wrote:
Basically .., a fire on board any floating vessel is extreme .. as an ex fire fighter ...it’s the worst .. in this case ,,. narrow stair aces and passageways ,,. The explosion happened as a result of a “ back draft” gases from the initial fire exploded .. and spread the fire which was mostly supplies and cardboard boxes ,,.tons upon tons of supplies ..
There are NO ordinances aboard , that being said there is 1 million gal of fuel 2 decks below the fire .., that is the first concern .., the second is the amount of water being dumped on the vessel .., to much water weight topside and unbalance issues can be as bad as the fire ...which now has raged for over 24hrs ...
This 1.5 billion dollar vessel had a retrofit 2 years ago ..., And was in great shape ...had this happened on open sea .., we would be talking a different story ...
Today’s billion dollar war ships should come with a departmental fire suppression system , where compartments can be sealed off and a halon or other including sprinkler heads can rob the fire of oxygen and dry materials that are required for the fire to burn .. these automated systems and Manuel bridge controlled fire suppression should be standard today on all our warships ..
A simple little fire in a supply room on a 1.5 billion dollar war ship has crippled her and could even sink her .. if saved .., the 100’s of millions of dollars and The downtime should send a strong message to the Navy , Washington, and the tax payers ..., that a better onboard fire suppression system must be built into every new ship being built and retrofitted in those that are already in service ...Every ship has a well trained group of sailors who trained in fire suppression on their specific vessel they serve on ..., but in this case ...,?
Hell .., for all we know .., it was caused by a simple discarded cigarette ..., no cause of the fire has been pointed out thus far .., right now they are too busy trying to save her ,,,.
All military vessels at sea and in port fear onboard fire as its worst enemy ..especially subs and carriers ..!
Basically .., a fire on board any floating vessel ... (
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