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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[–] 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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