Crews make progress against still burning fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard for 4th day
Military and civilian emergency crews battled a raging blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego for a fourth day Wednesday.
Despite the destructiveness of the explosive, out-of-control fire, Navy officials reported late Tuesday morning that the 22-year-old vessel appeared to have escaped irreparable harm, though all-out efforts to quell the flames and smoldering hot spots were ongoing.
"First, we have investigated the four main engineering spaces (of the ship) and found no major damage," Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck told reporters during a briefing at the naval base south of downtown San Diego. "There is no threat to the fuel tanks, which (are) well below any active fires or heat sources. The ship is stable, and (its) structure is safe."
As of 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, flight personnel had conducted more than 1,500 helicopter water drops on the ship, a process that was "cooling the superstructure and flight deck, enabling fire crews to get onboard internally to fight the fire," and tugboats equipped with water cannons were "providing firefighting support from the waterline," Sobeck said.
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