Triple plus ungood.

She's gone, for at least a year, even if they get the fire out before the aviation fuel tanks explode.

She just came out of a scheduled maintenance period.

So I'm unsure if there is an Air Group assigned or if the AVGas tanks and weapons magazines are loaded.

"explosions on board"

Magazines were loaded.

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1 SDFD reported injured.

SDFD reporting fire is out...

Fire is not out.

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I count one Burke class DDG tied up on the opposite side of that pier.

In the close area, at least 5 LCS (both classes) boats. Two attack transports. One other Amphib (baby carrier).

Air Group was not loaded, still has shipping containers all over the deck.

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Fire boats are hosing down the ships hull opposite the magazines.

SDFD withdrew, but the USN damage control teams are still onboard, still fighting.

That's what they do.

There are two Burke class DDG's tied up on the other side of that pier.

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No indications of any attempts to move other ships out of the area. Spill boom is still up.

Fire seems contained to the main hanger deck.

Won't know for sure for a while.

===edit: never mind. Large amounts of black smoke coming from aft.

Worst of the fire seems to be in the hanger deck, directly under the SAW systems.

*SAM* systems...

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One or both of the Burke class DDG's on the other side of that pier are going to need repairs as well, from heat and smoke damages.

Tugs are pulling one of the Burke class DDG's away from the pier. It's DDG 62 USS Fitzgerald.

Reportedly just 200 sailors and officers on board when the first explosion and fire began.

Only stream I can find for now...

Ground level from across the bay.

Close the chat window.

youtube.com/watch?v=39sRT4_pvT

Confirmed: USS Fitzgerald is on the move.

Prior to evac.

Red and blue uniforms are USN damage control. Camo are USMC. All else SDFD.

Both of the DDG-1000's are in that port.

Both Burke class DDG's have been moved.

Harbor Patrol fire boats joined by big tug fire boats.

Still burning.

My assumption at the moment is that there is no ammunition* or AV fuel on board.

*The six SAM systems are almost certainly loaded.

Two 8-cell RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launchers.
Two 21-cell RIM-116 RAM launchers
Two 20mm Phalanx systems.

The missile launch containers can withstand a tremendous amount of heat. The Phalanx not so much.

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Fuel burns are coming from the ships own engine tanks and other sources.

USN fire teams have been fighting on the pier side.

Two USN teams are back on the ship.

@Render
I saw a report earlier (can't find it now) that there were 500 and 1000 lb bombs in the magazines, but haven't seen that verified.

@voltronic Possible, but kind of unlikely.

Also...

All bombs after and including the Mk82/83/84 are designed to melt down rather than explode in a fire.

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