What’s next for the Bonhomme Richard warship?
By: Everett Pyatt   2 o
Now that the secretary of the Navy has concluded the fire damage from the four-day fire is so extensive that the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard cannot be repaired, what is next?
This is a sound decision. Just looking at public pictures, it is quite clear that damage is so extensive, repair is not sensible. There is likely much hidden damage. Detailed examination resulted in the same conclusion. This decision should not be reconsidered.
There are several studies in process trying to determine causes and lessons learned. These should make clear the ill-advised reasons for disabling the fire-suppression system. This ship was a warship designed to take weapons hits and survive the impact. A working fire-suppression system should have extinguished this fire upon inception. Why did it fail? Were adequate backup measures taken by the Navy and the contractor?
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