However, staffing shortages threaten progress and oversight. GAO found that key organizations responsible for fire safety ...
It began as a routine day at Naval Base San Diego until frantic screams erupted aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard as flames ignited in a large depot below deck. This enormous, $4 billion modern warfare ...
It is too early to make any predictions or promises of what the future of the ship will be," a senior Navy official said.
The 2020 fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard exposed a chain of preventable failures: disabled suppression systems, missing hoses, poor housekeeping, and weak command oversight. -In fact, the ...
The fire burned for four days and severely damaged the ship to the point that the Navy decided to scrap it rather than repair it.