Firefighting watercrafts spray water onto the UNITED STATE Navy aquatic attack ship USS Bonhomme Richard as smoke increases from a fire onboard the ship at Naval Base San Diego, as seen from Coronado, California, UNITED STATE July 12, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters)– A United States Navy seafarer is under examination for feasible arson aboard a battleship that ignited last month as well as hurt loads of individuals, a UNITED STATE protection authorities informed Reuters on Wednesday.

More than 60 individuals, consisting of concerning 40 seafarers, were dealt with for small injuries throughout the 4 days of firefighting from land, air as well as sea when the aquatic attack ship Bonhomme Richard ignited while it was anchored in San Diego.

The Bonhomme Richard, whose dimension rankings 2nd in the UNITED STATE Navy fleet to that of a warship, endured extreme damages from the fires, leaving the ship listing to the starboard side, its superstructure broke down as well as thawed.

The protection authorities, talking on the problem of privacy, stated that Navy as well as Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms as well as Explosives (ATF) authorities were examining a seafarer, that was being examined.

No one has actually been billed or detained up until now, the authorities included.

The Navy decreased to talk about a recurring examination.

“We have nothing to announce at this time,” a Navy declaration stated. (Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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