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    1. @Stephen Jagiello They treaded to stop iranian ships in the oceans who is sailing to Venezuela for help. Help in kind of food and gasoline. This war ships was ment to sailing to attack iranian tankers. So who can have done this?

  1. As a Marine, I deployed aboard the same Wasp -class amphibious assault ship, the USS Iwo Jima. It’s essentially a transport ship for Marines. There should be no ammunition or ordinance on the ship while it’s in port and under maintenance.

    1. I was stationed onboard the USS Essex LHD-2 from 95 to 01. We had a fire up near the flight deck that did quite a bit of damage. There was an acetylene tank that started leaking out gas. When it went off it was like a flamethrower. It melted the lights in the overhead. We were in port when that happened. Nobody got hurt though.

    2. @Julia Anderson It was the taliban clearly, those pesky hijackers are now pirating boats due to their immense expertise on jungle gym type training grounds, rendering their experience superior to those sea faring scallywags. XD

    1. Maybe, but underway they would’ve had full ships company and probably would’ve been in a better posture to combat the casualty. In port sailors are more lax and not really thinking about damage control as much, unfortunately. Just hoping no one died and thinking god there wasn’t ordinance onboard

  2. I didn’t have burning Navy ships on my 2020 bingo card until December. What else could happen this year that sucks?

    1. DON’T ask that question!
      Last time I did (almost 30yrs ago), a volcano went off behind me.
      Strange that volcanoes feature in so many of these replies…

    2. @TequilaOrWhiskey IKR!? He is going to have a helleva time fixing this mess , just like the last couple democrats had to.

    1. @Michael De La Rosa Sorry, those Terrorist are Rotting in Hell!!! 💋🇨🇳🚀🚀🚀💥💥💥😄😄😄Thank You Beijing!!!🌟🌙

  3. My dad has a buddy from ocs which was supposed to go on that ship tomorrow which is a good thing that it happened before he got on there but hopefully everybody is ok

  4. If they had completed their maintenance cycle all of the shipping containers on deck would have been removed. I am guessing it’s some form of welding accident at midship hanger deck. Midship hanger deck would be normally where they would keep craft like helicopters or the Osprey. During maintenance cycle all of the aircraft Would have been sent over to North Island so likely few if any aircraft would be on board.

    1. @Allan Fifield Ha! At 22 years old, it’s just starting to hit its stride. The average life span of US Navy vessels is 35-36 years.

    2. @Henry Cole Stage Thank you for your comment that was very insightful. I always thought the intensive cleaning was just a discipline measure.

    1. @Jason C. I support trump, but I’m not a conspiracy theorist. Not even trump is making a conspiracy about this virus. That is because he knows it came from wuhan, china.

  5. I served on that vessel in the mid 90’s. Coronado Bay California. United States Marine Corps.

    1. ​@Gerald Johnson Ras Jahson Maybe the sailors call it that. But us San Diegans call it ‘San Diego Bay’. But as the son (and brother) of Veterans. I truly want to thank you for your service Sir. You stay safe during these crazy times.

    2. @Gerald Johnson Ras Jahson No thanks needed man! Funny thing to! My Army vet brother is named Gerald. That’s what made me comment on your post

  6. Now we “Know” YARDBIRDS & FireWatch gundecking, General Quarters General Quarters

    1. Sounds like someone was in the navy…
      First of all I’m not stationed on that ship, but I am so glad not to be on that duty section on a Sunday.

  7. GLAD NO LIVES WERE LOST. HOPE THOSE INJURED WASN’T ANYTHING SERIOUS. IT WOULD SUCK TO BE ON DUTY RIGHT NOW FIGHTING THAT SMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE. GOD BLESS TO MY FELLOW SALTS! BEEN THERE AND DONE IT! (1986-1990).✝️🇺🇸👍

  8. Any other year this would’ve had me glued. Prayers for all the men and women serving. 2020 is just bizarre.

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