{"id":37396,"date":"2020-07-14T20:39:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T20:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:32:23","slug":"navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the battle to contain the fire aboard the amphibious assault ship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/all-hospitalized-from-bonhomme-richard-fire-have-been-released\/\" target=_blank>Bonhomme Richard<\/a> entered its third day in San Diego, Navy officials reported progress in the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While two separate fires burned at the front and aft of the amphib, investigators found no damage to the four main engineering spaces, according to Expeditionary Strike Group 3 commanding officer Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1 million gallons of fuel aboard Bonhomme Richard also appear to be safer from ignition or spillage than yesterday, Sobeck told reporters at an 11 a.m. PDT press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no threat to the fuel tanks, which is well below any active fires or heat sources,\u201d he said. \u201cThe ship is stable and the structure is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helicopters have dropped more than 1,000 water buckets on the ship\u2019s exterior, which has cooled it enough to allow crews on board to fight the fire, he said.<\/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\/14\/all-hospitalized-from-bonhomme-richard-fire-have-been-released\/\" 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=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BR-fire-2.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\">All hospitalized from Bonhomme Richard fire have been released<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In total, the Navy said 36 sailors and 23 civilians were treated for \u201cminor injuries\u201d in the fire, which continues to burn in San Diego. Efforts to mitigate environmental damage under way.<\/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\">Sobeck said it was \u201cabsolutely possible\u201d that the fire could be out in the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of late Tuesday morning San Diego time, 61 personnel, included 38 sailors, had been treated for minor injuries that included heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation, but none remain hospitalized, Sobeck said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds of sailors from the area have taken part in the firefighting efforts, as have federal firefighters and civilian counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bonhomme Richard\u2019s fire was called away at 8:30 a.m. Sunday and is believed to have started in a cargo hold of the ship, which Sobeck said was full of shipyard maintenance materials as the amphib underwent extensive maintenance and upgrades to accommodate the F-35B jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ship\u2019s forward mast collapsed Monday and its superstructure has suffered widespread damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acrid plumes of smoke have filled the skies over San Diego as the varied contents of the ship went up in flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Coast Guard assets are standing by should any fuel escape the burning ship, but Sobeck said \u201cthe risk is very low\u201d of any fuel spilling from the ship or catching fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s well beneath the water line, where the fuel is,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s the safest part of where the ship is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Coast Guard has preemptively deployed a protective boom to guard against oil or fuel spills into the San Diego waters and has spill mitigation equipment at the ready just in case, the service said in a statement Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/br-helo-1.jpg-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/br-helo-1.jpg-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/br-helo-1.jpg-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/br-helo-1.jpg-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Helicopters drop buckets of water onto the exterior of the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard Tuesday. (Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the trajectory of the fire\u2019s spread remains unclear, Sobeck said the design of the amphib may have fostered the spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor this class of ship, the open area above the vehicle storage is all open, a big hangar,\u201d he said. \u201cOnce the fire hit that amount of oxygen, it found other ways to go up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said that all the cables snaking through hatches and scuttles as the ship underwent maintenance helped fuel the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the fire broke out Sunday, sailors were energizing the foam suppression system on board when an explosion occurred, Sobeck said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe explosion happened and they had to egress,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether the amphib can be salvaged and repaired remains to be seen, Sobeck said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe haven\u2019t been inside the ship well enough to get a fuller picture,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt looks cleaner from the outside,\u201d Sobeck added. \u201cInside, we\u2019re still fighting a major fire.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The ship is stable and the structure is safe,&#8221; Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck said Tuesday morning. Whether the amphib can be salvaged and repaired remains to be seen, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":54893,"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":65,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"2":{"categories":["your-military","news","disaster"],"primary_category":"your-military"},"6":{"categories":["daily-news-roundup","newsletters","news","disaster"],"primary_category":"news"}}},"categories":[101,22,12,26,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3355],"class_list":["post-37396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-disaster","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"FKUKZSXCHVGATH6FVGR5O45BYM","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"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>Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;The ship is stable and the structure is safe,&quot; Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck said Tuesday morning. Whether the amphib can be salvaged and repaired remains to be seen, he added.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&quot;The ship is stable and the structure is safe,&quot; Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck said Tuesday morning. Whether the amphib can be salvaged and repaired remains to be seen, he added.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-07-14T20:39:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T19:32:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Geoff Ziezulewicz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Geoff Ziezulewicz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2020-07-14T20:39:45+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T19:32:23+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 575,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/br-7-14.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Disaster | Advertiser Safety\",\n\t                \"News\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\",\n\t                \"Your Navy\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard - Navy Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/br-7-14.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2020-07-14T20:39:45+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T19:32:23+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"\\\"The ship is stable and the structure is safe,\\\" Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck said Tuesday morning. Whether the amphib can be salvaged and repaired remains to be seen, he added.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/br-7-14.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/br-7-14.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/14\\\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"News\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"news\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Your Navy\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"your-navy\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 4,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Navy Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard - Navy Times","description":"\"The ship is stable and the structure is safe,\" Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck said Tuesday morning. Whether the amphib can be salvaged and repaired remains to be seen, he added.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard","og_description":"\"The ship is stable and the structure is safe,\" Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck said Tuesday morning. Whether the amphib can be salvaged and repaired remains to be seen, he added.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/","og_site_name":"Navy Times","article_published_time":"2020-07-14T20:39:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T19:32:23+00:00","author":"Geoff Ziezulewicz","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Geoff Ziezulewicz","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard","datePublished":"2020-07-14T20:39:45+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T19:32:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/"},"wordCount":575,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/br-7-14.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Daily News Roundup","Disaster | Advertiser Safety","News","Newsletters","Your Navy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/","name":"Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard - Navy Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/br-7-14.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2020-07-14T20:39:45+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T19:32:23+00:00","description":"\"The ship is stable and the structure is safe,\" Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck said Tuesday morning. Whether the amphib can be salvaged and repaired remains to be seen, he added.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/br-7-14.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/br-7-14.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/14\/navy-reports-progress-fighting-fire-aboard-bonhomme-richard\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/","ad_zone":"news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Your Navy","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/","ad_zone":"your-navy"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Navy reports progress fighting fire aboard Bonhomme Richard"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","name":"Navy Times","description":"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization","name":"Navy Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","caption":"Navy Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Navy Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/br-7-14.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37396"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37411,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37396\/revisions\/37411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37396"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=37396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}