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Jul 14, 2020 10:39:20 #

rdgreenwood Loc: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

bobforman wrote:

BTW, it is interesting to hear the new presenters say the ship's name. Tonight heard: Bon' home Riche' hard. We were taught Bon' hommy Richard.

And when I was in the Navy we called her predecessor “The Bonnie Dick.”

Jul 14, 2020 11:35:56 #

Art708

Back in the long ago navy we called her the "Bonny Dick"

Jul 14, 2020 11:50:37 #

bobforman Loc: Anacortes, Washington State

Leave it to sailors to come up with that name. I'll be everyone on SD is pointing their camera at this disaster.

Jul 14, 2020 12:08:22 #

rdgreenwood Loc: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

bobforman wrote:

Leave it to sailors to come up with that name. I'll be everyone on SD is pointing their camera at this disaster.

They may not be pointing a camera, but most seem to be well aware of the situation. I received this from my cousin who lives quite a ways from the port: “Well, this has been fun. I woke up at 2am and smelled weird acrid smoke and of course freaked out. I didn’t realize the ship was still in fire and the smoke drifted that far. Thanks 2020. Worst. Year. Ever.”

Her husband is a professional photographer; I’ll be interested in getting his take on the situation.

Jul 14, 2020 12:42:06 #

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

And, it's still burning this morning! Sad!

Jul 14, 2020 13:29:50 #

jno

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 ... (show quote)

Halon system was not working! Disconnected for repairs!!!

Jul 14, 2020 14:18:15 #

bobforman Loc: Anacortes, Washington State

It's great to get updates from those of you in SD. It's only on nighttime news and then very briefly.

Jul 14, 2020 14:22:04 #

Divenavy Loc: Chicago Suburbs

I too was a Sailor in the Canoe Club...Unlike other methods of transportation, in a fire on a ship There is nowhere to run.

Jul 14, 2020 15:32:25 #

sailwiz Loc: Santee, CA

I live downwind of this fire. Sad to see, and smell.

Jul 14, 2020 19:00:30 #

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

While in the navy during Korea I served on a tin can. In the four places I spent time we had to go to fire fighting school. Each one was a little different. One was on oil fires, one a plane fire, one they put us on the top floor of an all metal building and set an oil fire on the bottom floor. They gave us masks and we had to find our way out through the thick smoke. Not a fun drill.

Jul 14, 2020 21:55:51 #