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US warship burns for 12 hours off Japan coast

US warship burns for 12 hours off Japan coast; 2 sailors suffer minor injuries
A fire aboard the USS New Orleans is under investigation after two sailors suffered minor injuries in the incident off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.
Navy: 12-hour Fire Aboard USS New Orleans Extinguished, 2 Sailors with Minor Injuries
This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. 7th Fleet.  A fire that burned for 12 hours aboard the amphibious warship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) off Okinawa, Japan, was declared extinguished early Thursday morning local time,
Navy ship catches fire near Japan coast; minor injuries reported
The U.S. Navy reported a fire aboard amphibious docking ship USS New Orleans on Thursday. It was anchored near White Beach Naval Facility, in Okinawa, Japan.
Fire on US warship off Japan injures 2 sailors before being extinguished
A fire broke out Wednesday on the USS New Orleans warship off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries.
Fire on US warship off Japan burns for 12 hours, injures 2 sailors before being extinguished
A fire has broke out on the USS New Orleans vessel off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries.
Fire burns for 12 hours on US Navy warship off Okinawa
A fire burned aboard a US Navy warship anchored off Okinawa for 12 hours, injuring two sailors, a statement from the Navy’s 7th Fleet in Japan said.
Two sailors injured after fire rages on US warship in Japan for more than 12 hours
Japanese military and coastguard step in to help US sailors fight fire, which raged into small hours of Thursday morning

Fire Aboard USS New Orleans Burned For 12 Hours Before Being Extinguished (Updated)

The crew, with the aid of firefighting tugs, responded to the blaze, which began while the amphibious warship was off Okinawa ...
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Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off Okinawa

The Navy declared a fire aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans extinguished following a 12-hour battle ...
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The USS New Orleans caught fire in Japan, U.S. Navy says. Here's what we know.

WASHINGTON — The USS New Orleans (LPD 18) caught fire Wednesday off the coast of Okinawa, according to the U.S. Navy's 7th ...

Crews fought a fire aboard US Navy amphibious warship USS New Orleans for 12 hours. It's finally out.

Video from Japanese local media showed crews responding to a fire on the USS New Orleans near Okinawa.

Sailors extinguish fire aboard USS New Orleans after 12-hour fight

The New Orleans has been deployed to Sasebo, Japan, since December 2019. The ship is one of the Navy’s San Antonio-class ...

US Navy Ship Catches Fire at Allied Port

The Sasebo naval base is among the major facilities of the Japan-based U.S. Seventh Fleet, headquartered in Yokosuka, south ...
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USS New Orleans returns to Okinawa port on its own after onboard blaze

The amphibious transport dock ship came back to White Beach Naval Facility under its own power, the U.S. 7th Fleet said.
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Several sailors treated for minor injuries after USS New Orleans blaze

U.S. Navy crews and the Japan Coast Guard fought the blaze for about 11 hours before extinguishing it Thursday morning.
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Sailors battle blaze aboard USS New Orleans off Japan’s coast

The amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans was ablaze off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, as of Wednesday night Japan ...
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Blaze breaks out aboard USS New Orleans off Okinawa’s coast

A fire on the USS New Orleans prompted firefighting efforts by Japanese forces near White Beach Naval Facility, NHK reported.

New Details On Status Of USS New Orleans After Fire

The amphibious warship USS New Orleans is now in port after suffering a 12-hour-long blaze off the coast of Japan.