2 Sailors Injured In Fire On U.s. Warship In Japan, Navy Says

A occurrence aboard a U.S. warship was declared extinguished early Thursday, 12 hours aft it started disconnected nan seashore of Okinawa, Japan, pinch 2 sailors being treated for insignificant injuries.

The blaze connected nan USS New Orleans began astir 4 p.m. Wednesday section clip (3 a.m. ET) arsenic nan 684-foot amphibious carrier dock vessel was anchored adjacent nan White Beach Naval Facility, nan U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said successful a statement.

The origin of nan occurrence remains nether investigation, it said.

Sailors battling nan flames received assistance from nan unit of nan USS San Diego, a akin vessel moored nearby, on pinch nan Japanese subject and seashore guard.

The Navy said nan unit will stay connected nan USS New Orleans, which was commissioned successful 2007 and tin transportation arsenic galore arsenic 800 personnel.

The incident comes 5 years aft a devastating blaze consumed nan USS Bonhomme Richard successful San Diego, injuring much than 60 sailors and civilians. A sailor who was accused of intentionally mounting occurrence to nan $1.2 cardinal warship was acquitted successful 2022.

The fire, which burned for 5 days successful July 2020, prompted a Navy investigation that recovered wide failures successful activity and training.