Exclusive: Video reveals damage from fire on US aircraft carrier after sources say fire control system failed​

Hunter Stires  | Quoted by Brian Todd , Sean Lyngaas , Jim Sciutto , Zachary Cohen

External Source: CNN

The fallout from the fire could’ve been worse. Hunter Stires, who served as a maritime strategist to the then-Navy secretary until 2025, said the ship’s quick recovery from the fire was a testament to the crew’s training and resiliency amid a record-breaking deployment.

“Fire and flooding are the two greatest dangers aboard any ship,” Stires told CNN. “The US Navy, to its credit, has an organizational culture and design philosophy that is relentlessly focused on damage control preparation and system redundancy in order to assure ship survivability.”

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Hunter Stires, Non-Resident Senior Fellow

• Surface Warfare