9 sailors have been injured in a fireplace Tuesday morning aboard the San Diego-based plane provider Abraham Lincoln, the Navy mentioned.
The accidents have been minor and the blaze was shortly extinguished by the crew, the service mentioned in a press release Wednesday morning. Six of these injured have been affected by dehydration, based on a Navy spokesperson.
The Lincoln is conducting routine operations about 30 miles off the coast of Southern California and can stay at sea, based on a San Diego Navy official.
“Presently, there are not any plans for the Lincoln to return to its homeport as a result of hearth,” mentioned Lt. Samuel Boyle, a spokesperson for the San Diego-based U.S. third Fleet.
Boyle mentioned further particulars, comparable to the situation, class and length of the blaze, weren’t instantly out there, nor have been particulars about the kind of accidents sustained by the opposite sailors.
The reason for the hearth is below investigation, he mentioned.
This story initially appeared in San Diego Union-Tribune.
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