A fire on the USS New Orleans prompted firefighting efforts by Japanese forces near White Beach Naval Facility, NHK reported.

Sailors from the USS New Orleans and USS San Diego battled the blaze with help from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force and Coast Guard.

The amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans was ablaze off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, as of Wednesday night Japan Standard Time. U.S. Navy crews were responding to the fire, along with the Japan Coast Guard and military. The Japan Coast Guard said it received an emergency message about the fire at 5 p.m. local time.

Video from Japanese local media showed crews responding to a fire on the USS New Orleans near Okinawa.

The Navy declared a fire aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans extinguished following a 12-hour battle Wednesday night off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. U.S. 7th Fleet officials said the fire began at 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon while the ship was anchored off the White Beach Naval Facility.

A fire broke out aboard the USS New Orleans in the vicinity of Okinawa, Japan, the U.S Navy confirmed. A spokesperson for the U.S. Navy said crews are responding to the fire. "We will provide more details as they become available," the spokesperson said in a statement.

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