GAO Report on Navy Ship Fires
The following is the April Government Accountability Office report, Navy Ship Fires: Ongoing Efforts to Improve Safety Should Be Enhanced.…
Experts Criticize ATF, Navy Finding on Cause of Bonhomme Richard Fire; Case Against Sailor Pending U.S. 3rd Fleet Decision
SAN DIEGO – An expert in electrical engineering told a Navy court that an electrical short in a forklift or…
Warships in Maintenance Always Face Increased Risk for Fire Damage
Fires are a constant worry for any ship, and every sailor is taught from their earliest days in the service that…
Fire on USS Mount Whitney Will Extend Yard Stay By At Least 8 Weeks, Cost Unclear
A 45 minute fire onboard the U.S. 6th Fleet command ship in late July will extend its stay in a…
Command Ship USS Mount Whitney Suffers 45 Minute Pier Side Fire, No Injures Reported
USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) suffered a 45 minute fire that has caused an unknown amount of damage on the U.S.…
Navy to Decommission Fire Damaged USS Miami Today
The Navy will hold a formal decommissioning ceremony for USS Miami (SSN-755), the Los Angeles-class attack boat (SSN-688) that was…
Congresswoman: Miami Will Get Repaired
The U.S. Navy submarine damaged by an arsonist in Kittery, Maine will be repaired, said Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter on Monday.…
AP: USS Miami Might Not Get Repaired
The Navy may not repair a nuclear attack submarine damaged in May by an act of arson, according to the…
USS Miami Arsonist Gets 17 years in Prison
The admitted arsonist that set fire to the nuclear attack submarine USS Miami was sentenced to 17 years in federal…
USS Miami Arsonist Could Get 20 Years in Prison
The worker who caused an estimated $450 million in damages to the USS Miami (SSN-755) in May in a confessed…