On August 20, a fire erupted aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) while the ship was sailing from the U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo naval base to Okinawa. The blaze was detected around 4:00 p.m. local time as the vessel lay anchored near the White Beach Naval Facility in Uruma, Okinawa.

Fire aboard USS New Orleans near Okinawa extinguished after nearly 12 hours

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On August 20, a fire erupted aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) while the ship was sailing from the U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo naval base to Okinawa.

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