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KY_EnviroGuy

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10. Twitter page for this ship for background info....

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 04:16 PM

Jul 2020

USS Bonhomme Richard @LHD6BHR
Official Twitter page of USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). #USNavy
Great Blue Seafacebook.com/ussbhr
3,550 Followers

Link: https://twitter.com/LHD6BHR

Most recent (June 2):

Link to tweet

Still seeing columns of black smoke (meaning active fire) at 4pm EST. Deck is covered with construction equipment and trailers, suggesting she's in port for major maintenance.

Live video (chopper or fixed camera TV news feeds): https://www.pscp.tv/w/1djGXoyEvgBKZ

KY

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21 hospitalized with injuries from fire, explosion on USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego [View all] RainCaster Jul 2020 OP

Not good. This ship has seen some action. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #1

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship marble falls Jul 2020 #2

Awesome info. Thank you. ancianita Jul 2020 #17

I almost deployed on the Bonnie Dick, as it's known in some circles. SKKY Jul 2020 #3

Reports with video on Twitter Yonnie3 Jul 2020 #4

Another angle with explosion at 51 seconds ffr Jul 2020 #5

Where are the fire tugs? Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #15

A shipyard friend did ask that black smoke is bad juju RainCaster Jul 2020 #6

How soon 'til Faux paints this as a terrorist attack? Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2020 #7

From the pictures, something in the hanger bay blew. haele Jul 2020 #8

Or someone with an acetylene torch dropped it next to something flammable. Crowman2009 Jul 2020 #20

Some naval trivia for today PlanetBev Jul 2020 #9

Well done. I forgot about the Lizard King's father. Missn-Hitch Jul 2020 #11

You mean this: mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #21

Twitter page for this ship for background info.... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #10

Which ALSO suggests... jmowreader Jul 2020 #12

Yep, that was reported on one of the Dan Diego local news channels..... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #13

Looks either a contractor is getting fired or some officer is going to be re-assigned to desk duty. Crowman2009 Jul 2020 #14

My father served on the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) in World War II. NNadir Jul 2020 #16

Your dad saw action on a storied ship. marble falls Jul 2020 #22

Watch for an update from the Navy at 6:30pm Pacific..... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #18

Latest from Reuters : Ghost Dog Jul 2020 #19