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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 amphibious transport docks, which transport embarked Marines and can carry Landing Craft Air Cushions and other landing craft along with Amphibious Assault Vehicles and helicopters or MV-22B Ospreys.
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,
WASHINGTON -- The USS New Orleans caught fire Wednesday off the coast of Okinawa, according to U.S. Naval Institute News.
A fire occurred on the USS New Orleans, an amphibious transport dock ship, off Okinawa, Japan, causing minor injuries to two ...
A fire on the USS New Orleans prompted firefighting efforts by Japanese forces near White Beach Naval Facility, NHK reported.
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Morning Brief: Fire Erupts on USS New Orleans Near Okinawa, North Korea Advances Nuclear-Armed Destroyer Trials
USS New Orleans fire, Microsoft protests, Russia hits Ukraine. It’s Thursday, August 21, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
A fire burned aboard a US Navy warship anchored off Okinawa for 12 hours, injuring two sailors, a statement from the Navy’s ...
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