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Navy needs to improve fire safety enforcement on ships, watchdog warns

Staffing shortages and ineffective ways of ensuring contractors comply with safety standards threaten to derail fire ...
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GAO: Navy Fire Prevention Improvements Tied to Stronger Contractor Oversight

However, staffing shortages threaten progress and oversight. GAO found that key organizations responsible for fire safety ...
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GAO: Navy still needs to do more on ship fire prevention

Welding and other hot work involved in U.S. Navy ship maintenance means a significant risk of ship fires. The 2020 fire that ...
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USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Fire

SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2020) - Helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 combat a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). On the morning of July 12, a fire was ...

US Navy says all known fires on USS Bonhomme Richard are finally out after more than 4 days of around-the-clock firefighting

It is too early to make any predictions or promises of what the future of the ship will be," a senior Navy official said.
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The US Navy’s biggest enemy isn’t Russia or China or even missiles

Key Points and Summary - The 2020 fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard exposed a chain of preventable failures: disabled suppression systems, missing hoses, poor housekeeping, and weak command ...