NYT reports that one of the US aircraft carriers has to withdraw to port due to a laundry room fire. About 600 sailors lost access to their bunks.

The fire, according to two officials, began in the vent of a dryer in the ship’s laundry facilities and quickly spread. Sailors battled the blaze for more than 30 hours, officials and sailors said.

The Navy did not respond to a request for comment. Central Command said in its statement that the fire caused “no damage to the ship’s propulsion plant, and the aircraft carrier remains fully operational.”

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[–] 58 points 7 months ago (22 children)

Well, there are a lot of these ships going around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that U.S. aircraft carriers aren’t safe.

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  • [–] 22 points 7 months ago (16 children)

    Was this U.S. aircraft carrier safe?

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  • [–] 25 points 7 months ago (12 children)

    Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.

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  • [–] 18 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    Yeah, the ones the vent doesn't catch fire

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Well, are there any design constraints? What are they?

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Well, non-flammable vents for one thing

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Or maintaining vent filter cleaning schedules.

    This happens in homes as well. I knew a family who lived in a semi-remote Ontario area whose 2 yr old house burned to the ground because someone put a load into the dryer, then left for work. By the time the volunteer fire dept got there it was too late.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    I just noticed your display name. Nice.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Well, now that you point that out, I notice that most of their comments are playing on the theme. lol. Must surely be a multi, or maybe they just don't say much, but that is crazy. And fun. :)

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    About as good as one expects out of a Ford.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    We think Americans are unsafe dude. Since the boats are crewed by them it’s probably too late to be concerned about this.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I’m not saying it wasn’t safe. It’s just perhaps not quite as safe as some of the other ones.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago

    None of them are safe to the rest of us. Their operators would turn on any of us, on a dime.

    I think you misunderstood what I said, Senator Collins. It’s the people that are the problem tp us and while it might be a wisecrack right here, it’s the truth in reality.

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