Last boss I worked for when in the car biz had served on the BHR...

As to 'fires at sea', yeah they can be something else.. Only had that happen once on the sub - E-6 electrician was walking the catwalk alongside the 'cubicle' in the maneuvering room when he lost a 15" crescent wrench off his tool belt.. Dropped right across 4-6 battery buses and BAM - flash fire in maneuvering...

The boys had their chit together. I was in the aft torpedo room when it hit. I had that bulkhead door sealed NOW - same thing for the E-6 Engineman on duty in the aft engine room. He, and a crew of three more went in there with masks and extinguishers and had it out inside 2 minutes.. In the meantime, my superior in the aft room was loading 'red smoke-stars' to warn the ships above that we were comin' up - and comin' up RIGHT NOW..

Other than some smoke damage and cleaning off the bars from melted wrench we got off lucky...

I sure hope they get that fire on the BHR out asap... No good..


Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!