Fire breaks out on U.S. Navy ship in Japan

A U.S. Navy warship caught fire off the coast of Okinawa on August 20, prompting an overnight firefighting effort involving Japanese forces and civilian support vessels. The Navy’s Seventh Fleet said two sailors suffered minor injuries in the incident. The fire broke out aboard the USS New Orleans (LPD 18), a San Antonio-class dock landing […]

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