The fire of the good man Richard has just been extinguished, and her sister ship Kisciscis (LHD3) also caught fire on July 17.
When the U.S. Navy confirmed that when the I amphibious attack ship Kiskey Mountain was renovated at the Norfolk Naval Base, the spark that a worker appeared during the welding in the cabin fell on the nearby materials, causing a fire.Fortunately, the fire monitor in the ship was fast, and the fire was extinguished in time, avoiding the spread of the fire.
This is the second involving an amphibious attack ship in the U.S. Navy this month. At present, the universal power NASSCO company contracting the Kisca Mountain renovation work has been ordered by the U.S. Navy to suspend business and rectify.
Data Map: Kiskey Mountain No.: U.S. Navy
According to a report on the US Defense News website on July 18, the Commander of the Maritime Systems of the Navy told the Defense News on Saturday that on July 17, another I am amphibious attack ship Kisac (LHD3) on the US NavyFire during renovation in the naval base.However, shortly after the fire last time, the fire was quickly extinguished.
The Kische Mountain amphibious attack ship is the third American Navy Hornets -class amphibious attack ship. It is a sister ship of the good man who fires a fire last week.The ship is currently undergoing renovation at the US Navy's Norfolk Base, and the renovation work is contracted by General Power NASSCO.Previously, the renovation and modification of the good man Richard was also contracted by General Power NASSCO.
The United States Navy Maritime System Command said that the cause of the accident was that the sparks caused by engineers during the cabin fell nearby materials.Fortunately, the fire monitor holding the fire extinguisher in the ship responded rapidly, and timely extinguishing the fire source to avoid the spread of the fire.
Although the fire was quickly extinguished, due to the lesson of the good person Richard, after the fire, the US Navy ordered the suspension of the amendment of General Power NASSCO and asked the company to re -evaluate the safety of construction.
A spokesman for General Power NASSCO said that before the Navy ordered their company to suspend business, they had checked the security process.After a good man Richard's fire, they supported the US Navy's decision to stop business and rectify.
Middot, a spokesman for the US Navy Maritime System Command; in a statement, it was orderly to ensure that the company was suspended to ensure that the company complied with the fire safety agreement.
Recently, the U.S. Navy accident has continued to be overwhelmed after the good people Richard's amphibious attack ship continued to burn for 4 days. The accident caused at least 59 people to be injured.The U.S. Navy immediately decided to investigate the cause of the accident and blame the relevant responsible persons.
U.S. Navy Battle Minister Gildi said that the U.S. Navy is preparing to conduct two investigations on the fire of the good person Richard: one is an internal security investigation. This survey will generally not be announced to the public. Relevant persons are in the case of the factsThere will be no scruples; the other is a more formal administrative investigation. This survey will propose allegations of disciplinary inspection and announce the results of the investigation to the public.
After these investigations ended, General Gildi stated that he would investigate the current atmosphere of the Navy.General Gildi said: (lsquo; good guy Richard RSquo; accident) is a very, very serious event. I think the navy will need to re -examine themselves.We must follow the facts, be honest with ourselves, and improve.My purpose is that once the investigation is over, the public can discuss, including what we need to do to improve the possible systemic problems.
