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Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off Okinawa
The Navy declared a fire aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans extinguished following a 12-hour battle Wednesday night off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. U.S. 7th Fleet officials said the fire began at 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon while the ship was anchored off the White Beach Naval Facility.
The USS New Orleans caught fire in Japan, U.S. Navy says. Here's what we know.
WASHINGTON — The USS New Orleans (LPD 18) caught fire Wednesday off the coast of Okinawa, according to the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet. The fire began at approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday, local time. It was declared extinguished at 4 a.m. Thursday, a U.S. Navy spokesperson said.
The incident comes five years after a devastating blaze consumed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, injuring more than 60 ...
The Sasebo naval base is among the major facilities of the Japan-based U.S. Seventh Fleet, headquartered in Yokosuka, south ...
A fire broke out Wednesday on the USS New Orleans warship off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor ...
The U.S. Navy reported a fire aboard amphibious docking ship USS New Orleans on Thursday. It was anchored near White Beach ...
Two sailors sustained minor injuries, the Navy said, adding that the ship’s crew will remain on board in Okinawa.
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