{"id":75081,"date":"2024-04-18T18:43:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T18:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/18\/navy-ship-underway-for-gaza-pier-mission-suffers-fire-returns-to-us\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:05:52","slug":"navy-ship-underway-for-gaza-pier-mission-suffers-fire-returns-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/breaking-news\/2024\/04\/18\/navy-ship-underway-for-gaza-pier-mission-suffers-fire-returns-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy ship underway for Gaza pier mission suffers fire, returns to US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the Navy\u2019s Military Sealift Command ships slated to take part in building a humanitarian aid pier off the Gaza Strip suffered a mishap last week and had to return to Florida, even as the Pentagon\u2019s target date for getting the pier operational nears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cargo ship 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo suffered a fire in its engine room Thursday while on its way to the Mediterranean Sea and returned under its own power on one engine to Jacksonville, Florida, on Tuesday, the Navy said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe crew evacuated the area and used portable extinguishers to put out the fire,\u201d the Navy said. \u201cAll ship\u2019s crew and military personnel are accounted for, and no injuries were reported.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An investigation into the fire\u2019s cause is ongoing, and a defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operations said the Navy is in the midst of assessing whether Bobo can carry out the mission, or if another ship will be tapped for the task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bobo was one of three Navy vessels joining five Army ships in the Army-led mission to build a humanitarian pier using the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\t