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The amphibious warship USS New Orleans is now in port after suffering a 12-hour-long blaze off the coast of Japan.
Sailors from the USS New Orleans and USS San Diego battled the blaze with help from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force and ...
The Navy declared a fire aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans extinguished following a 12-hour battle ...
A fire aboard the USS New Orleans is under investigation after two sailors suffered minor injuries in the incident off the ...
WASHINGTON — The USS New Orleans (LPD 18) caught fire Wednesday off the coast of Okinawa, according to the U.S. Navy's 7th ...
The Sasebo naval base is among the major facilities of the Japan-based U.S. Seventh Fleet, headquartered in Yokosuka, south ...
U.S. and Japanese crews extinguished the fire aboard amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans off the coast of Okinawa, ...
Video from Japanese local media showed crews responding to a fire on the USS New Orleans near Okinawa.
U.S. Navy crews and the Japan Coast Guard fought the blaze for about 11 hours before extinguishing it Thursday morning.
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 ...
The incident comes five years after a devastating blaze consumed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, injuring more than 60 ...
A fire on the USS New Orleans prompted firefighting efforts by Japanese forces near White Beach Naval Facility, NHK reported.