“Veteran Sailor On Why … Ships Can Be Most Vulnerable In Port And How To Change That” –The War Zone

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USCGC BENJAMIN DAILEY (WPC-1123). This ship was lost to an in-port fire. Commissioned July 4, 2017, decommissioned September 6, 2022.  Photo by Bigshipdriver

The War Zone has an interesting post about the vulnerability of conventionally powered ships during yard periods with a focus on the loss of USS Bonhomme Richard and the contrasting policies applied to nuclear powered ships.

SAN DIEGO (July 12, 2020) The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on fire at Naval Base San Diego, California (USA), on 12 July 2020. On the morning of 12 July, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Base and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. Bonhomme Richard was going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. The fire was extinguished on 16 July.

Coast Guard ships are subject to the same hazards and potentially might benefit from the same safeguards.

 

1 thought on ““Veteran Sailor On Why … Ships Can Be Most Vulnerable In Port And How To Change That” –The War Zone”

  1. Interesting article, but sadly the fixes are what I would call standard common sense operating procedures. Yes it can be difficult to get some workers to keep their area and cloths clean, but it can be done and if you start with proper procedures it reduces the retraining problems.

    Yes I speak from years of personal experience in industrial plants.

    The only difference I have is the take all tools off every night, but I would insist that everything be properly picked up and stowed.

    Clean cloths are easy if you are willing to pay for laundry to clean coveralls / work cloths

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