Originally Posted by
Not_a_boffin
Indeed, well said.
One thing - suspect Halon is for machinery spaces only. Where the fire allegedly started (Well deck) is usually covered by HPSW-fed AFFF, as is hangar. Highly likely that due to nature of the works and the timing in refit, the HPSW system had not yet been set to work and that the AFFF containers not in-situ. That will be a major part of the swiss cheese and a likely change in Navsea instructions idc.
Apologies for not stating up front that I recognize the ship was not in wartime configuration, so that normal fire fighting methods were not available.
That does not explain why the maintenance procedures instituted obviously totally compromised the safety of the vessel, which looks to be a total loss.
The spread of the fire indicates the ship was stuffed with flammables, presumably maintenance related materials. If that is SOP, it is asking for disaster.
Does no one accept that maintenance intervals are the time things are most likely to go wrong and prepare accordingly?