As fire on the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard entered its third day Tuesday, the Navy said its crews have made significant progress fighting fires around the clock and reducing smoke and they will soon begin tackling two isolated fires on the ship.
He said it’s too early to tell how much damage the fire has done to the ship and whether the ship will survive.“We haven’t been inside of the ship well enough to get a full picture. It looks cleaner from the outside [but] inside, again, we’re still fighting a major fire.” Sobeck said the Navy has been able to investigate the four main engineering spaces on the ship and there’s no major damage there. Also the fire is still far away from the 1 million gallons of fuel the ship is carrying, he said.
The ship has an aqueous film-forming foam system, which puts foam on fires in the ship. Sobeck said that system was operational but because of an explosion Sunday morning, crew members who were preparing to launch the system had to leave. A photo recently posted on Reddit from someone on a Navy helicopter appeared to show holes on what is called the island of the ship, which includes the forward and main masts, the bridge and the air traffic control center.
As of Tuesday morning, smoke has substantially dissipated. The Navy is working with the San Diego Pollution Control District, Sobeck said, recommending that people continue following county’s cautions about outdoor activities.
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