A Routine Overhaul That Turned Into a DisasterUSS Bonhomme Richard was a four billion dollar amphibious assault ship ...
When the $4-billion dollar warship USS Bonhomme Richard burned for over four days while docked right at her home port of Naval Base San Diego, the world watched a monumental disaster unfold. This ...
Charges relating to the alleged arson of the USS Bonhomme Richard brought forth against Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays have been referred to court-martial, a representative for the U.S. 3rd Fleet ...
Sailor Ryan Sawyer Mays walks past reporters at Naval Base San Diego before entering a Navy courtroom Aug. 17. The court-martial of Mays, accused of setting the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme ...
The fire that destroyed the Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard last year was allowed to burn for days on end due to a series of individual and systemic failures — leading to a crew that ...
The Navy has launched an investigation into a devastating fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard. At least 40 sailors and 23 civilians were hurt, and questions remain if the ship will survive the damage ...
More than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, the arson trial is set to get underway. The Navy continues to unravel why the fire became one of its worst peace-time disasters. A ...