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Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off 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.
Navy: 12-hour Fire Aboard USS New Orleans Extinguished, 2 Sailors with Minor Injuries
This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. 7th Fleet. A fire that burned for 12 hours aboard the amphibious warship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) off Okinawa, Japan, was declared extinguished early Thursday morning local time,
Sailors extinguish fire aboard USS New Orleans after 12-hour fight
The New Orleans has been deployed to Sasebo, Japan, since December 2019. The ship is one of the Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks, which transport embarked Marines and can carry Landing Craft Air Cushions and other landing craft along with Amphibious Assault Vehicles and helicopters or MV-22B Ospreys.
The incident comes five years after a devastating blaze consumed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, injuring more than 60 ...
The fire on the amphibious transport dock ship has been extinguished and its cause is under investigation, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement.
The U.S. Navy reported a fire aboard amphibious docking ship USS New Orleans on Thursday. It was anchored near White Beach ...
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