By Steve Sailer
07/29/2021
Earlier: Did the US Navy Lose a Light Aircraft Carrier to BLM Attack In 2020? and Whatever Happened To The USS BONHOMME RICHARD?
From the Associated Press:
Navy charges sailor with setting fire that destroyed warship
JULIE WATSON
Thu, July 29, 2021, 2:17 PM·2 min readSAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Navy charged a sailor Thursday with starting a fire last year that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, marking the maritime branch’s worst warship blaze outside of combat in recent memory.
The amphibious assault ship burned for more than four days. Left with extensive structural, electrical and mechanical damage, the ship was later scrapped. Estimates to replace it ran up to $4 billion.
The sailor was a member of the crew at the time, Cmdr. Sean Robertson, a U.S. 3rd Fleet spokesperson, said in a statement. The sailor was charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel, Robertson said. No name was released.
No other details were provided, and it was unclear what evidence was found or what the motive was.
So that clears that all up!
Move along, folks, nothing to see here.
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