# USS Bonhomme Richard LHD6 on fire alongside in San Diego **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Incidents\ **Created:** [July 12, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987 "2020-07-12T19:08:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/1 "2020-07-12T19:08:25Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/0/d/0d1bd3f14752f8278b226bdd79d76652beed701f.jpeg "Navy ship fire at Naval Base San Diego") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LPdf4ao4DE) ---
**Author:** ![boatsAS16](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/boatsas16/32/11678_2.png) [@boatsAS16](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/boatsAS16)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/2 "2020-07-12T19:10:08Z")
Major fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard, moored alongside at San Diego. > **[CA-FED-Pier IC](https://forums.wildfireintel.org/t/ca-fed-pier-ic/12221)** > > Not a wildland incident but there is a major fire on board the USS Bonham Richard (aircraft carrier) moored in San Diego. Pulling on crews out and going defensive at this time. Listen to it here: https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/10294 ---
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/3 "2020-07-12T20:39:23Z")
> **[10News @10News](https://www.pscp.tv/w/cdoZ_TFwempNQm9NTVpCRWR8MWRqR1hveUV2Z0JLWj6UcHRbsn42Cajn9RuYHb_pOT04gFKHe0oOb5vgjji6?t=2h19m11s)** > > San Diego ship fire Live. ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/4 "2020-07-12T21:27:36Z")
> [Eleven] sailors were injured after an explosion and fire on board a ship at the US Naval Base in San Diego, US Navy officials said. > > The sailors on the USS Bonhomme Richard had “minor injuries” from the fire and were taken to a hospital, Lt. Cmdr. Patricia Kreuzberger told CNN. > > All of the crew is off the ship and accounted for, according to a [tweet](https://twitter.com/SurfaceWarriors/status/1282396594449465344) from the US Pacific Fleet Naval Surface Forces Sunday afternoon. > > In a [tweet](https://twitter.com/SurfaceWarriors/status/1282408523825942528), the Naval Surface Forces updated the number of sailors taken to the hospital to 18 from 11. > **[17 sailors, 4 civilians injured after explosion and fire on naval ship in San...](https://wgntv.com/news/18-sailors-injured-after-explosion-and-fire-on-naval-ship-in-san-diego/)** > > Twenty-one people were injured after an explosion and fireon board a ship at the US Naval Base in San Diego, US Navy officials said. “Seventeen Sailors and four civilians are being treated fo… ---
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/5 "2020-07-12T23:23:26Z")
It’s still unclear what started the fire although initial reports from the ship indicate it started in the well deck, according to a defense official. The well deck is where small landing craft enter and exit the belly of the ship. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/6 "2020-07-13T10:18:35Z")
> **[Admiral: Bonhomme Richard fire believed to have started in the ‘Deep V’ cargo...](https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/07/12/amphibious-assault-ship-ablaze-in-port-san-diego/)** > > Local firefighters are responding to a massive blaze on board the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard. ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/7 "2020-07-13T15:14:35Z")
> **[UPDATED: 21 Taken to Hospitals as Firefighting Effort Continues in USS...](https://news.usni.org/2020/07/12/breaking-sailors-injured-explosions-reported-in-uss-bonhomme-richard-fire)** > > This is the final version of this post. Click here for continued USNI News coverage of the fire on USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A fire that broke out Sunday morning in amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)... ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/8 "2020-07-13T16:04:51Z")
> corsair [Bryan](https://news.usni.org/2020/07/12/breaking-sailors-injured-explosions-reported-in-uss-bonhomme-richard-fire?fbclid=IwAR1FecB7SlTGe3NGZ7pCq94aOqjOO_tvuSYurNzPxn1H0IOPsEoEWMpJ6O8#comment-4990170815) • [37 minutes ago](https://news.usni.org/2020/07/12/breaking-sailors-injured-explosions-reported-in-uss-bonhomme-richard-fire?fbclid=IwAR1FecB7SlTGe3NGZ7pCq94aOqjOO_tvuSYurNzPxn1H0IOPsEoEWMpJ6O8#comment-4990344724) > > Fire has full involved the bridge, one of the masts has collapsed, Navy helos are dumping water on what’s left of the flight deck, and ship has a 33-degree list. From USNI comments. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/9 "2020-07-13T16:19:36Z")
> **[USS Bonhomme Richard's Bridge Engulfed In Flames As Fire Rages Into The Night...](https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34772/uss-bonhomme-richards-bridge-engulfed-in-flames-as-fire-rages-into-the-night)** > > The blaze appears to have migrated to the ship's superstructure that is packed full of sensors, communications gear, weapons, and much more. _\> what is increasingly looking to be a monumental disaster for the U.S. Navy._ ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/10 "2020-07-13T16:20:11Z")
She’s by the head, but that doesn’t look like anywhere near 33° list to me. The feed is stopped but you can look back fifteen minutes. : [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/3/8/38b5dec726fb31a3232fcc2bb04b4dcb0b6ae024.jpeg "Helicopters taking aim at fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIGgDuZ-JbA) ---
**Author:** ![Steamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steamer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Steamer)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/11 "2020-07-13T16:22:40Z")
> [@dbeierl](#): > > Bonhomme Richard “We’re absolutely going to make sure it sails again,” Sobeck said, “Right now we’re going to fight the fire and then we’ll work on understanding what exactly happened to make sure she sails as best as possible in a very near time.” Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck Damn the taxpayer, full contract ahead! That’s the spirit! ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/12 "2020-07-13T16:30:16Z")
> [@Steamer](#): > > Damn the taxpayer, full contract ahead! That’s the spirit! That was yesterday evening. I suspect things look different this morning. ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/13 "2020-07-13T16:43:42Z")
This is the current “will be updated” from USNI: > **[Fire Fight Intensifies on USS Bonhomme Richard, 5 Sailors Still Hospitalized...](https://news.usni.org/2020/07/13/fire-fight-intensifies-on-uss-bonhomme-richard-5-sailors-still-hospitalized)** > > This post will be updated as new information becomes available.  The fight against the fire burning on amphibious warship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) escalated overnight, with federal and Navy firefighters joined by two helicopters dropping... ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/14 "2020-07-13T19:18:27Z")
USN photo from better days. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/6/62c58e15b5698237fb0efbd47c0ea64360c91373.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BMCSRetired](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/bmcsretired/32/1005_2.png) [@BMCSRetired](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/BMCSRetired)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/15 "2020-07-13T21:32:12Z")
Just glad no one has died. We can arm chair quarterback and point fingers later as we always do. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/16 "2020-07-13T23:36:13Z")
> **[The Bonhomme Richard fire deals a blow to the Navy’s designs in the Indo-Pacific](https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/07/13/the-bonhomme-richard-fire-deals-a-blow-to-the-navys-designs-in-the-indo-pacific/)** > > The fire aboard an F-35B-capable ship will impact the deployment of the aircraft in the region for years to come, experts said. > The Navy’s deployment model is based on having permanent forward presence in vital regions like the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East. To accomplish that, the Navy needs enough ships to support one forward on deployment, one in an elevated status of readiness to surge in an emergency, one in maintenance and one in pre-deployment workups. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/17 "2020-07-14T21:22:34Z")
> **[Navy Says At Least One Fire Continues To Burn On The USS Bonhomme Richard](https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34819/navy-says-at-least-one-fire-continues-to-burn-on-the-uss-bonhomme-richard)** > > The service says the ship is stable and structurally sound, but that it's too early to assess its salvageability. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/d/d22f2add18d323a993dce77791d0f77eeae29d9c.jpeg) Reveille ---
**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/18 "2020-07-14T22:15:10Z")
Glad no serious injuries. That ship was an important vessel in the fleet. All that heat does funny things to the steel, and everything else onboard that wasn’t actually on fire. ---
**Author:** ![shipengr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/shipengr/32/485_2.png) [@shipengr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/shipengr)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/19 "2020-07-14T22:26:34Z")
> [@BMCSRetired](#): > > We can arm chair quarterback Well as long as we have the green light… But seriously, there are some interesting summary points in that Drive article worth noting from a shipboard firefighting standpoint (re-ordered for clarity): > - There is at least one active fire in a forward area of the ship. > - There is another heat source that could be another fire aft. > - These two areas are isolated from each other. > - The fire spread rapidly from the front to the rear of the ship. > - An explosion occurred while the crew was securing the space where the initial fire had broken out before they could safely energize the fire suppression system. In a year or two when there is an analysis of this, it will certainly be interesting to see how that fore-to-aft spread was possible. I can only hope that perhaps this is related to the ship/FFS not being at 100% due to the repair/overhaul period going on. If she were deployed at sea this would have been catastrophic. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Newport](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/alan_newport/32/3067_2.png) [@Alan\_Newport](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Alan_Newport)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987/20 "2020-07-14T22:29:16Z")
> [@shipengr](#): > > If she were deployed at sea this would have been catastrophic. If she were at sea she would have had a full crew, firemain, halon/CO2, and AFFF sprinklers available and this would have been a non-event. [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd6-on-fire-alongside-in-san-diego/55987.md?page=2)