Posted on Jul 29, 2021
Navy Charges Sailor with Arson, Hazarding a Vessel in 2020 Fire of Bonhomme Richard - USNI News
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The Navy has filed charges against a sailor for allegedly deliberately starting a fire last year that quickly spread and consumed much of the interior of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), the service announced Thursday.
“The sailor was a member of Bonhomme Richard’s crew at the time and is accused of starting the fire,” Cmdr. Sean Robertson, a U.S. 3rd Fleet spokesperson in San Diego, said in a statement.
The charges against the seaman apprentice are aggravated arson under Article 126 of the Unifrom Code of Military Justice and hazarding a vessel under Article 110, USNI News has learned. The charges “were brought forth against a Navy sailor in response to evidence found during the criminal investigation into the fire started on USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on July 12, 2020.”
The fire began in the morning of July 13, 2020, as the ship was berthed at Naval Base San Diego. It burned for nearly five days and later lead to the Navy’s decision to decommission and scrap the ship, which began commissioned service in 1998 and carried tens of thousands of Marines and sailors across the globe and to combat zones over the years.
“The sailor was a member of Bonhomme Richard’s crew at the time and is accused of starting the fire,” Cmdr. Sean Robertson, a U.S. 3rd Fleet spokesperson in San Diego, said in a statement.
The charges against the seaman apprentice are aggravated arson under Article 126 of the Unifrom Code of Military Justice and hazarding a vessel under Article 110, USNI News has learned. The charges “were brought forth against a Navy sailor in response to evidence found during the criminal investigation into the fire started on USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on July 12, 2020.”
The fire began in the morning of July 13, 2020, as the ship was berthed at Naval Base San Diego. It burned for nearly five days and later lead to the Navy’s decision to decommission and scrap the ship, which began commissioned service in 1998 and carried tens of thousands of Marines and sailors across the globe and to combat zones over the years.
Navy Charges Sailor with Arson, Hazarding a Vessel in 2020 Fire of Bonhomme Richard - USNI News
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I would love to see the evidence and investigative techniques they used to solve this. That would be a fascinating read. If he is guilty, then f*** that guy.
My main question is: why?
My main question is: why?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 (Join to see) My Thoughts Exactly CTR1! What would possess a Young Sailor to do something this Horrendous and Talk about a Failure of Shipboard Firefighting Systems and Procedures, No Matter What.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel This is going to be interesting. It would take an outstanding Seaman Apprentice to start such a fire.
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