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6. They claim the fuel is far enough from the fire. My thought is if there was any thought of ...

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 06:52 PM

Jul 2020

scuttling, they'd be removing fuel, putting up floating containment booms.

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1,000-degree blaze continues to rage aboard aboard Navy ship in San Diego [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

When do they just throw up their hands and scuttle it? Nevilledog Jul 2020 #1

Yikes! Nevilledog Jul 2020 #5

How'd you like to be fighting that knowing there's that much gas? Nevilledog Jul 2020 #8

Not aluminum FBaggins Jul 2020 #19

Maybe some of the superstructure FBaggins Jul 2020 #22

Fire still going strong, how long can it burn? Baclava Jul 2020 #23

can't scuttle it even if they wanted to Amishman Jul 2020 #20

More information from DUers in the know... albacore Jul 2020 #2

They use a lot of magnesium too ornotna Jul 2020 #12

The ship isn't melting in the true sense hack89 Jul 2020 #13

Not necessarily. hack89 Jul 2020 #18

I was in the USCG and my ship was in dry dock a couple of times, yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2020 #24

Too many. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #9

Thanks for this malaise Jul 2020 #10

Get me Malcolm Nance Sedona Jul 2020 #7

And San Diegos air quality is disgusting now FreeState Jul 2020 #14

Sailors are firefighters Chainfire Jul 2020 #15

PINO's Not Concerned ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #25