Another accident! Another US amphibious assault ship, the USS Kearsarge, caught fire
[Another incident! Another US amphibious assault ship "Kearsarge" on fire] According to the US "Defense News" website reported that local time 17, another US amphibious assault ship "Kearsarge" suddenly caught fire at the Norfolk base during routine maintenance, the fire has been extinguished. The US Naval Sea Systems Command said on Saturday that the accident was caused by a welding spark that fell on nearby plastic material, and the fire monitoring system detected this situation, then the fire was quickly extinguished, and the other ships under maintenance have been ordered to stop work. Earlier, the fire on the USS Good Man Richard, an amphibious assault ship, was put out by firefighters on Monday (local time) after burning for four days.