MSNBC - USS Bonhomme Richard reportedly has a fire on board at San Diego port

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

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[GreatCaesarsGhost]

1. Update - MSNBC says it's a 3-alarm fire.

[Mike 03]

2. Currently this is the most listened-to scanner channel at Broadcastify

https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/10294

San Diego City and Poway Fire
Third alarm for boat fire in San Diego bay. (13 minutes ago)

[Champp]

3. Our Armed Services are swirling down the drain under the Republican draft dodger

What a disaster the Republicans are when it comes to defending the USA.

[Mike 03]

4. Scanner: Conditions worsening, fire wants to pull people out. (now)

Source; Broadcastify
https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/10294

"Let's start pulling people out to re-evaluate"

Fire conditions getting worse.
Pulling everybody out.
Water tender requested
Going into defensive mode

something about a sprinkler system.

"All units, we are going defensive... begin evacuation..."

[Mike 03]

5. Reporting an explosion of some kind, "no injuries reported at this time" nt

[Mike 03]

6. Now describing the explosion as "a large explosion" (maybe "on pier")

They are requesting five "additional" ambulances "to stage."

It's unclear where the explosion occurred.

[Mike 03]

7. Now they are saying there are in fact injuries

Talking about where patients are being moved, also "do you have enough ambulances?"

Answer: Yes, we have enough ambulances.

[Mike 03]

8. Now commencing a "foam floating operation"

Firefighters are saying they don't have very much foam, worried about running out.

They are going to use it strategically as it is in short supply.

[Alacritous Crier]

10. Thanks for the real time updates!

Dang! Gator navy.




GOTV!

[sl8]

11. That seems odd.

You'd think a large naval base like San Diego would have enough AFFF (foam) to equip a fleet.

[Ghost Dog]

9. What type of munitions on board?

And are they well-isolated?

[sarisataka]

16. Typically most munitions

Would have been removed before the ship docked

[haele]

17. No munitions onboard other than small arms.

They're at home port, they have to go to an ammo pier far away from anything to onload anything larger for ship's weapons, air wings or small boats.
From the way it looks it might have been a busted fuel line in the hanger bay area; maybe one of the large 440 transformers or switchboards blew and ignited the fire.

Haele

[Ghost Dog]

18. OK then.

Just a little damage, then.

[haele]

19. Not a little damage. Probably will put the Bonnie Dick OOC for more than a year.

And delay a lot of critical systems upgrades while they're repairing the hanger bay and all the associated support and safety features, as well as all the maintenance shops around that level. Hopefully there weren't any aircraft on board at the time, that would be even more expensive.

Haele

[Brother Buzz]

12. I'm watching live helicopter footage

Boy howdy, smoke is pouring out of over half the 840 foot ship. It looks like the hanger decks might be totally trashed.

[lpbk2713]

13. Live Youtube here ...

Link:

&feature=emb_rel_end


No audio.

[tblue37]

14. Video:

Link to tweet

[irisblue]

15. Thx, value that info A fire on a Navy ship is a BFD