Navy sailor charged with setting blaze that destroyed billion-dollar ship last year
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Helicopters, boats, sailors battle raging Navy ship inferno
Four hundred sailors have rotated on and off the USS Bonhomme Richard every 15 minutes as they battle the blaze, while helicopters drop water on the burning ship.US Navy via Reuters, FILE
The Navy has filed charges against a sailor in connection with the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego last July, the service announced Thursday. Evidence collected during the investigation is sufficient to direct a preliminary hearing in accordance with due process under the military justice system. The Sailor was a member of Bonhomme Richard’s crew at the time and is accused of starting the fire, 3rd Fleet spokesperson Cmdr. Sean Robertson said in a statement.
SAN DIEGO
The U.S. Navy charged a sailor Thursday with starting a fire last year that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, marking the maritime branch’s worst warship blaze outside of combat in recent memory.
The amphibious assault ship burned for more than four days. Left with extensive structural, electrical and mechanical damage, the ship was later scrapped. Estimates to replace it ran up to $4 billion.
The sailor was a member of the crew at the time, Cmdr. Sean Robertson, a U.S. 3rd Fleet spokesperson, said in a statement. The sailor was charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel, Robertson said. No name was released.
Пожар на корабле ВМС США USS Bonhomme Richard (скриншот видео U.S. Navy, YouTube)
Американского моряка обвиняют в поджоге военного корабля USS Bonhomme Richard стоимостью $1 млрд. В результате пожара, который произошел у пристани в Сан-Диего, корабль был выведен из эксплуатации, сообщает BBC News.
Представитель ВМС США Шон Робертсон не назвал имени обвиняемого в поджоге моряка, однако сказал, что он был членом экипажа USS Bonhomme Richard.
По словам Робертсона, в ходе расследования собрали достаточно доказательств, чтобы начать предварительные слушания по делу.
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Charges have been brought forth against a sailor in response to evidence found during the criminal investigation into the fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard docked by San Diego last year, according to a Navy spokesman.
U.S. Third Fleet Public Affairs Officer Navy Cmdr. Sean Robertson said there was enough evidence to direct a preliminary hearing in accordance with due process under the military justice system.
The sailor was a member of the Bonhomme Richard s crew at the time and is accused of starting the fire, Robertson said in a news release sent out on Wednesday afternoon.
NBCUniversal, Inc.
Charges have been brought forth against a sailor in response to evidence found during the criminal investigation into the fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard docked by San Diego last year, according to a Navy spokesman.
U.S. Third Fleet Public Affairs Officer Navy Cmdr. Sean Robertson said there was enough evidence to direct a preliminary hearing in accordance with due process under the military justice system.
The sailor was a member of the Bonhomme Richard s crew at the time and is accused of starting the fire, Robertson said in a news release sent out on Wednesday afternoon.