{"id":22175,"date":"2020-08-27T02:22:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T02:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/27\/arson-suspected-as-cause-of-fire-on-navy-ship-bonhomme-richard-defense-official-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:13:49","slug":"arson-suspected-as-cause-of-fire-on-navy-ship-bonhomme-richard-defense-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/08\/27\/arson-suspected-as-cause-of-fire-on-navy-ship-bonhomme-richard-defense-official-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Arson suspected in Bonhomme Richard fire, defense official says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAN DIEGO \u2014 Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/17\/heres-what-the-damage-inside-the-bonhomme-richard-looks-like\/\" target=_blank>the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard <\/a>docked off San Diego, and a U.S. Navy sailor was being questioned as a potential suspect, a senior defense official said Wednesday.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sailor was being questioned as part of the investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the official said, adding that defense department leaders were notified of the development. The official, with knowledge of the investigation, spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to provide details not yet made public. The sailor was not detained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amphibious assault ship burned for more than four days and was the Navy\u2019s worst U.S. warship fire outside of combat in recent memory.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ship was left with extensive structural, electrical and mechanical damage and its future remains uncertain.  <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/07\/22\/the-us-navys-top-officer-reveals-grim-details-of-the-damage-to-bonhomme-richard\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bonhomme-Richard-fire-2-1.jpg-1.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy\u2019s top officer reveals grim new details of the damage to Bonhomme Richard<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Fire and flooding left 11 of 14 decks damaged.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development in the investigation was first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.10news.com\/news\/local-news\/sources-sailor-possibly-linked-to-uss-bonhomme-richard-ship-fire-under-investigation\" target=_blank>reported by KGTV<\/a>, the ABC affiliate in San Diego. The Navy declined to answer questions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Navy will not comment on an ongoing investigation to protect the integrity of the investigative process and all those involved,\u201d said Lt. Tim Pietrack, a Navy spokesman. \u201cWe have nothing to announce at this time.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Naval Criminal Investigative Service also declined to comment on the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amphibious assault ships are among the few in the U.S. fleet that can act as a mini aircraft carrier. If the Bonhomme Richard is not repaired, it could cost the Navy up to $4 billion to replace it, according to defense analysts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bonhomme Richard was nearing the end of a two-year upgrade estimated to cost $250 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2047\" height=\"851\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50108147016_4255ec0cb0_k.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)\" class=\"wp-image-33163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50108147016_4255ec0cb0_k.jpg.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50108147016_4255ec0cb0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,125 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50108147016_4255ec0cb0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,319 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50108147016_4255ec0cb0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,426 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50108147016_4255ec0cb0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,639 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A fire continues to be fought into the evening on board the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12, 2020. (MC2 Austin Haist\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 160 sailors and officers were on board when the flames sent up a huge plume of dark smoke from the 840-foot (256-meter) amphibious assault vessel, which had been docked at Naval Base San Diego while undergoing the upgrade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday visited the ship a day after the blaze was extinguished. He said then that the Navy thought it had the fire under control only hours after it broke out the morning of July 12 in the ship\u2019s lower storage area, where cardboard boxes, rags and other maintenance supplies were stored. But winds coming off the San Diego Bay whipped up the flames and the fire spread up the elevator shafts and the exhaust stacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/17\/cno-navy-thought-it-had-a-handle-on-bonhomme-richard-fire-sunday-night\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/birds-eye-bhr-1.jpeg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">CNO: Navy thought it had a handle on Bonhomme Richard fire Sunday night<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Wind and explosions forced fire crews to pull back, Adm. 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The Navy was looking into what caused the explosions, though Gilday said at that time that they had not found any indications yet of foul play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire sent acrid smoke billowing over San Diego, and local officials had recommended people avoid exercising outdoors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firefighters attacked the flames inside the ship while firefighting vessels with water cannons directed streams of seawater into the ship and helicopters made water drops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 60 sailors and civilians were treated for minor injuries, heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Baldor reported from Washington. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o67VHJzyvHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Go inside charred interior of Navy ship that burned for four days\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, and a U.S. Navy sailor was being questioned as a potential suspect, a senior defense official said Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":33163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":69,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,92,12,25,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2086,1365],"class_list":["post-22175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-left-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"QJ6LRWM3GZGIVCT32SHV6JQVWU","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/08\/26\/arson-suspected-as-cause-of-fire-on-navy-ship-bonhomme-richard-defense-official-says\/","remove_feature_photo":true,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arson suspected in Bonhomme Richard fire, defense official says - Marine Corps Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, and a U.S. Navy sailor was being questioned as a potential suspect, a senior defense official said Wednesday.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/08\/27\/arson-suspected-as-cause-of-fire-on-navy-ship-bonhomme-richard-defense-official-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arson suspected in Bonhomme Richard fire, defense official says\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, and a U.S. Navy sailor was being questioned as a potential suspect, a senior defense official said Wednesday.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/08\/27\/arson-suspected-as-cause-of-fire-on-navy-ship-bonhomme-richard-defense-official-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Marine Corps Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-27T02:22:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T19:13:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Julie Watson, The Associated Press, Lolita C. 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