Another fire at the UDC of the US Navy: repairs of the USS "Kearsarge" are suspended in Norfolk

July 21 2020

In the United States, repairs to the USS "Kearsarge" (LHD 3) multi-purpose landing ship were stopped after a minor fire on board. According to Defense News, the US Navy command demanded a detailed investigation of all the circumstances of the incident.

The US Navy has requested an immediate halt to repairs to the Wasp-class Kearsarge UDC at the General Dynamics shipyard in Norfolk following a fire that occurred during repairs on board. Although the resulting fire was minor and was quickly extinguished, the command of the American fleet intends to investigate all the circumstances of the incident, since a week ago, under similar circumstances, a similar UDC "Bonomme Richard" almost burned down.

The fire on board the Kearsarge UDC reportedly occurred during welding: a spark hit flammable materials that ignited. The staff quickly coped with the fire, the help of the fire brigades was not required. Nevertheless, repair work on the USS "Kearsarge", as well as all other ships at the General Dynamics shipyard in Norfolk, have been suspended indefinitely.

We must ensure that all established fire safety protocols and procedures are followed

- said the spokesman for the command of the United States Navy Rory O'Connor

When work will be resumed at the UDC USS "Kearsarge" (LHD 3), which got up for repair at the end of 2019, is not reported.

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figwam 21 July 2020 11: 15
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Let such news come more often.
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  Let such news come more often.
  
  Yes , in truth, another "hot news" from the US Navy ...
  1. Nasrat 21 July 2020 11: 29
    
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    I'm afraid to assume that the time is right for the fire and the departure of the Virginia-class nuclear submarine to the bottom ... followed by an explosion in the torpedo compartment of the Ohio-class nuclear submarine ...
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      excuse me, is it the same one that burned last week or the second one? it looks like they got a pyromaniac there
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    Let such news come more often.
    
    Yes , in truth, another "hot news" from the US Navy ...
    
    I don’t want to say that - "I jump with delight," but at the same time the news warms my soul. Probably the heat of these fires on the mattress UDC.
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  For normal Slavs, this news evokes a feeling of deep satisfaction, but, for example, in Ukraine, mourning - state flags are lowered at all institutions ...
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Well, thank God. It turns out that not only in Russia, ships under repair are burning.
1. Alex777 21 July 2020 12: 15
  
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  1. Greenwood 21 July 2020 13: 37
    
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    "God" is better to write with a capital letter.
    What's the difference?
    1. Alex777 21 July 2020 13: 44
      
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      What's the difference?
      
      If asked this question, then most likely you are an unbeliever.
      There is no difference for you.
      1. Voyager 21 July 2020 16: 05
        
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        You are wrong, there is a difference. The rules of the Russian language matter here. God is written with a capital letter when it means a single supreme deity. In colloquial speech, when using stable expressions like "thank God"; "for God's sake"; "God knows" God is written with a small letter.
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        then most likely you are an unbeliever
        In 2020, to suffer obscurantism - yes, this is not about me.
        
        Alex777 24 July 2020 16: 15
        
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        I can understand you.
        Until I was 40, I was not interested in the topic of Vera. Absolutely.
        Then various serious events took place in my life.
        And 7 years later I was baptized.
        Before that, I had been preparing for several years. To get answers to many questions and take further steps, understanding exactly why and why I need it.
        Anyone who has gone a similar path can understand me. Therefore, I am not calling anyone to anything.
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      Greenwood Today, 13:37 PM NEW
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      "God" is better to write with a capital letter.
      What's the difference?
      I don't want to teach, let alone offend, but Alex777 (Alexander) Today, 13:44 - right.
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      What's the difference?
      
      If asked this question, then most likely you are an unbeliever.
      It makes no difference for you. hi
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tarabar 21 July 2020 11: 21
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They work without a spark. Very sorry.
1. Ross xnumx 21 July 2020 11: 56
  
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  They work without a spark. Very sorry.
  
  There was a UDC in the dock under repair.
  Everything was fine, but only for now
  Suddenly, suddenly a fire broke out -
  The welder Anvar works smartly.
  
  The nuclear submarines are waiting for their turn
  Can comprehend their sad destiny.
  If Anwar can't handle him there
  Kamal and Hakim are working together.
  
  There are many different brigades in Norfolk,
  Each has its own ...
  "Welding specialist".
bad 21 July 2020 11: 21
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The Americans decided to surpass themselves.
Ravil_Asnafovich 21 July 2020 11: 23
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And there is nothing to take women to the ship .
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  And there is nothing to take women to the ship
  
  Come on, there are women. There are no skilled workers left. All literate and not very literate, went to lawyers, economists and sociologists. Whom to repair? So they recruit by ad, various Latinos and blacks, without education, who wanted to sneeze on safety measures. (no, I was wrong, blacks do not work in the states now, they cannot, this is discrimination)
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    And there is nothing to take women to the ship
    
    Come on, there are women. There are no skilled workers left. All literate and not very literate, went to lawyers, economists and sociologists.
    All are busy with urgent business - on protest errands. They decide who is more important for them now, and most importantly with what skin color.
Alien From 21 July 2020 11: 24
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They got it on fire, somehow!))
1. Baloo 21 July 2020 11: 47
  
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  They got it on fire, somehow!))
  
  Got bad with viruses ?!
2. Mikhail3 21 July 2020 12: 12
  
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  Not. Everything is simpler. There is a procedure for admission to hazardous work. It looks something like this. In the morning, before the shift, the foremen gather in the room where the duty officer who is responsible for the safety of a group of compartments sits (or what is it correctly called in the fleet?). And admission begins.
  The foremen take turns and report where they will work today and what to do. The officer, knowing his compartments, imagines how and what can be done there without endangering the ship. For example, everything has to be closed with a felt blanket at once, there are enough several working fire extinguishers, there is a blowdown with carbon dioxide, etc. “And I don’t believe you, John Smith, you tried to deceive me yesterday, said that you covered the insulation soaked in oil with a felt mat, but in fact didn’t cover it up. ". Having received the signed orders, the foremen disperse to work, and the officer begins to walk around their workplaces with a check whether they all, swinging, are observing enough.
  An excellent system, we once copied it from the Americans. It is based on the fact that an officer can arrange a big kaku for the brigades if they cut off. And he is interested in good repair, his ship, then he will be raked, so he will not foolishly pinch people either. And all this collapses instantly if the repair is purchased. The brigadiers then do not care about the officers, they drive the shaft with the hands of unskilled, drunken, often stoned hard workers, not paying attention to anyone. Well, here it is burning ...
Tank jacket 21 July 2020 11: 27
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Karabakh caught fire and the UDC of the US Navy is on fire ... Fire spread from Karabakh ...
vavilon 21 July 2020 11: 27
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The Chinese special services are doing well.
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  The Chinese special services are doing well.
  
  Probably Tajik gasterbayters made it to the USA.
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  Or the Iranians are taking revenge for a series of "incomprehensible" fires and explosions at their military facilities. Although, there are more likely other ears sticking out, cut off ...
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Is this the American answer to our one ship-laying day?
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  Is this the American answer to our one ship-laying day?
  Fine! Maybe they will start shooting en masse?
tralflot1832 21 July 2020 11: 28
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It looks like this is already a systemic problem of the US Navy. They are losing the culture of production. To prevent fires, I propose to use the know-how of "Uzbek welding" or on the extreme "blue tape". Only blue other colors will not work.
1. Alex777 21 July 2020 12: 21
  
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  Timokhin wrote a whole article on the topic of systemic problems.
  https://vz.ru/world/2020/7/14/1049787.html
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    I read it, good analysis. It is useful in everything and for us.
    We shouldn't be happy - after all, the state of the Russian Navy is much worse. But even in this case, we can derive some benefit from the difficulties of the US Navy. The main thing is to see the growing phenomena in the US Navy in time and use them wisely.
    
    You may not need to rejoice, but you do not need to be sad either. After all, all their pluses minus us.
Eldorado 21 July 2020 11: 28
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And Makarov 21 July 2020 11: 29
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Now the USA Navy is waiting for exactly the organizational period.
Kibl 21 July 2020 11: 30
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A good trend is observed. It pleases, the United States has a lot of all kinds of combat vessels, so there is a light where to roam. The main thing is not to interfere with it ...
rocket757 21 July 2020 11: 34
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Shaw say, TB is written in "blood", and even the observance of fire-prevention measures during hot work is like the most "vigorous" cases, everywhere and always.
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In the United States, repairs to the USS "Kearsarge" (LHD 3) multi-purpose landing ship were stopped after a minor fire on board. According to Defense News, the US Navy command demanded a detailed investigation of all the circumstances of the incident.

The 2nd UDC, after all, is suspicious. Since this is only the second such case, it is 50% that it is an accident and 50% that it is sabotage.
1. Captain45 21 July 2020 11: 41
  
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  Since this is only the second such case, then 50% of the fact that this is an accident
  
  "Accident is an unknown pattern" (c)
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    "Randomness is an unknown pattern" ...... a campaign is a division .... the first time is an accident. the second time is a coincidence, and the third time is a pattern ... we wait from the third time to calculate the deviation
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      .first time - randomness. the second time is a coincidence, and the third time is a pattern ... we wait from the third time to calculate the deviation
      
      "Once luck, two luck, have mercy on God, there must be skill!" (C) A.V.Suvorov
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        there must be skill! ...... yes, it seems to have recovered with skill. caught on in time. there were few blacks on board. Bo while the crew would have licked their shoes then they burned to hell ....... but we'll see with the division. is everything natural
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  Not yet the end of the working week, by the way, they can correct the result.
Captain45 21 July 2020 11: 40
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Having received a message about the laying of six ships for the Russian Navy on one day, the US Navy puffed out of anger, hissed and burst into flames ... "Burn, burn clearly, so that it does not go out" (c) children's counting room
Lebed 21 July 2020 11: 42
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And these people forbid us to pick our noses !?
APASUS 21 July 2020 11: 46
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Gouging, they are gouging in the USA, but something says about deliberate arson, because it is very easy to increase the estimate for repairs and it will definitely be yours
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Like a fire on the UDC, so the news is on the front page, and the fact that 16.07. 2020 adopted the new Tripoli (LHA 7), the site is quietly silent.
vavilon 21 July 2020 12: 11
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This is their disinfection.
Cycle boss 21 July 2020 12: 17
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Russian trace, no, huh ?!
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  The investigation will show whose trail is there.
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    The investigation will show whose trail is there.
    Have the dog been tracked yet? She will definitely deduce ...
    1. Jack O'Neill 21 July 2020 14: 57
      
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      Have the dog been tracked yet? She will definitely deduce ... bully
      
      Will bring, do not hesitate! The culprit will be found.
NordUral 21 July 2020 12: 26
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A trifle, but nice. You are on the right track, sisters.
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Another fire at the UDC of the US Navy: repairs of the USS "Kearsarge" are suspended in Norfolk

And the ship is beautiful. Our Minsk, Novorossiysk reminds
Charik 21 July 2020 12: 47
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I want to be a welder on American boats
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  It is not necessary to weld, the main thing is to have more sparks. The main requirement when applying for a job at the American Miracle Shipyard Do you meet this requirement?
  1. Charik 21 July 2020 15: 57
    
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    current power 200A and raw electrodes + cables without winding + plus or minus from bolts + holder from corrugated reinforcement + this is my everything
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      You are accepted send a questionnaire to any American miracle shipyard. Pass on your innovative experience to American "gas cutters". With your entry to work, the combat readiness of the Navy will increase significantly.
      1. Charik 21 July 2020 16: 24
        
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        about the questionnaire, I don’t really know English, only fakyu shipbuilding
  2. Charik 21 July 2020 15: 59
    
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    but I do not know how to weld, only cut by welding
    1. tralflot1832 21 July 2020 16: 15
      
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      Without reading your second post, I assigned you to Gas Cutters. That's what the northerners mean.
      1. Charik 21 July 2020 16: 20
        
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        electric cutter - electric welding burn holes for crane hooks - to make the deck easier to remove
        
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        Yes, you have the talent of a shipbuilder.
  3. Crash 21 July 2020 18: 13
    
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    And be sure to be a smoker
    1. Charik 21 July 2020 20: 13
      
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      I hope to pour kerosene on it is not a prerequisite
K-50 21 July 2020 14: 17
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the fire on board the "Kearsarge" UDC occurred during welding: the spark hit the combustible materials, which ignited.

It is obvious - violations of safety standards during welding, at the point to provide a place for the work and clean it of flammable objects and materials.
The most frequent violation and with us as well.
Kolin 21 July 2020 16: 10
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Ha ha ha ha (s) laughter of the Skripal Cat.
Tugarin 21 July 2020 23: 40
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Is it a coincidence? Or press scrutiny?
Evil 55 22 July 2020 04: 23
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These are the Ameri-GAD sanctions against China, which received real confirmation in the capabilities of Chinese specialists repairing their pelvis ..