Only stream I can find for now...
Ground level from across the bay.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39sRT4_pvTs&feature=youtu.be
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.
Fires still burning. USN and Federal fire fighter teams on board.
Helicopters were used to drop water on the ship overnight.
Not seeing any of the fire fighting tug boats.
Almost all of the ships nearby have been moved - except for two of the LCS ships. One of the two DDG-1000's has been moved, the other is still pier side about 1000 meters away from the fire. All 3 other amphib ships are also still in place.
This, from CDR Salamandar speaks volumes.
https://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-burning-of-uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd.html
We got damn lucky.
@Render
Aren't there fire-suppression systems throughout the ship? Doesn't it have compartmentalization to enable containment.
Were the suppression systems disabled during repairs? Was the hangar fire just too big? How would this have played out during a battle (what would have been different - less fragile)?
Was there simply not enough crew on board to close hatches, etc to contain?
A fire during major repairs doesn't seem entirely surprising, but being able to get that out of control does.
This isn't the first time (by a long shot).
And it certainly will not be the last time either.
@Render
Yeah, I saw the Russian carrier disaster - similar results. Given the recent, um, unfortunate accidents in Iran, I can't help but wonder if some of these "ooops, it caught fire/exploded while no one was looking" events might have had help (including Russian carrier). It's a hell of a lot less warlike to destroy something largely unmanned while under susceptible repairs than deliberately making it go boom at other times (like the Cole)