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NYT reports that one of the US aircraft carriers has to withdraw to port due to a laundry room fire. About 600 sailors lost access to their bunks.

The fire, according to two officials, began in the vent of a dryer in the ship’s laundry facilities and quickly spread. Sailors battled the blaze for more than 30 hours, officials and sailors said.

The Navy did not respond to a request for comment. Central Command said in its statement that the fire caused “no damage to the ship’s propulsion plant, and the aircraft carrier remains fully operational.”

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[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if the US military is a paper tiger just as Russia. Not to the same extent but I'd bet there's just as much rot and corruption under the hood.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

It isn't, provided the soldiers give a shit about the mission, which given that the carrier has been at sea doing stunts for trump for twice as long as that crew was supposed to be deployed, they absolutely do not give a shit. I'm 50/50 on coverup vs self sabotage on this one.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 15 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Because they had a dryer catch fire, and despite that, the ship is still combat ready?

I get that you're not a fan of the US military, but this is just silly.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

A single dryer fire would not have raged for hours nor necessitated a return to port.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

I said that's where it started, there's a lot of flammable shit in a laundry. Also, this was likely a commercial dryer, so much bigger than what you have at home.

[–] TehWorld@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

“Combat Ready” as reported by Pete the Kegstand King, from his freshly laundered, empty suit.