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发帖数: 4825 | 16 美军又赢了：'Significant progress' made against fire on Navy ship in San
Diego
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/us/bonhomme-richard-fire-tuesday/index.html
By Douglas S. Wood, CNN
Updated 5:14 PM ET, Tue July 14, 2020
(CNN) The fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego is still burning but
firefighters have made "significant progress" toward putting it out, a Navy
admiral said Tuesday.
The situation on the amphibious assault ship is stable and there is no
threat of fire to the tanks that carry the approximately 1 million gallons
of fuel on board, said Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary
Strike Group Three.
"We still have an active fire which we are combating both from within and
externally from multiple access points," he said at a press conference.
Sobeck said it was possible the fire could be extinguished in the next 24
hours.
At least 61 people, 38 sailors and 23 civilians, sustained minor injuries
including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation, Sobeck said. No personnel
are hospitalized.
The Coast Guard is preparing for an oil or other hazardous waste spill but
there is currently no discernible sheen on the water to indicate a spill,
said Coast Guard Capt. Timothy Barelli.
Firefighters are fighting two fires, one forward and one aft, the admiral
said. The main fire was at the front of the ship, which firefighters
initially fought externally because of the heat of the fire. On Monday,
Sobeck said temperatures from the fire ranged as high as 1,000 degrees.
MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Three have
conducted more than 1,200 water bucket drops, which helped cool the ship's
flight deck and superstructure so fire crews could get on board and fight
the fire, Sobeck said.
The ship's flight deck and superstructure were damaged by the fire, which
caused the forward mast to collapse. Sobeck said on Monday there had been
fire damage all the way through to the ship's skin.
Images posted on social media show heavy damage to the ship as well.
The ship was docked in San Diego for maintenance when the fire broke out on
Sunday. Sailors were beginning to fight the fire when a subsequent explosion
caused the vessel to be evacuated. The Navy has been battling the blaze
ever since.
The report of a fire first came from the lower vehicle storage area, which
is used to store armored vehicles and other Marine Corps equipment, Sobeck
said.
Due to the amount of shipyard work being done, the large storage area was
being used to store dry walls, supplies, and heavy duty cardboard boxes,
which Sobeck helped fuel the fire.
The Bonhomme Richard is designed to support Marine Corps operations. The
ship can transport Marines and equipment of a Marine expeditionary unit and
land them in hostile territory via landing craft or helicopters, as well as
provide air support by helicopters or attack aircraft.
CNN's Stella Chan contributed to this report. |
