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.”

  • SkyNTP@lemmy.ml
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    15 hours ago

    What are the odds it’s self sabotage in an attempt to force the ship to leave.

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      9 hours ago

      Someone really wanted to go home. I don’t blame them. These ships are no longer practical in drone warfare