Scott Jarkoff's Blog - Latest Comments in U.S. Navy Aims to Have Fire-Damaged USS George Washington in Japan by Late Septemberhttp://jarkoff.disqus.com/enThu, 31 Jul 2008 19:17:33 -0000Re: U.S. Navy Aims to Have Fire-Damaged USS George Washington in Japan by Late Septemberhttp://scott.jarkoff.com/links/1112/us-navy-aims-to-have-fire-damaged-uss-george-washington-in-japan-by-late-september/#comment-2190704Indeed, that is setting up a definite catastrophic situation. I did read that the CO and XO were fired...and now on shore duty pending further investigation.LMThu, 31 Jul 2008 19:17:33 -0000Re: U.S. Navy Aims to Have Fire-Damaged USS George Washington in Japan by Late Septemberhttp://scott.jarkoff.com/links/1112/us-navy-aims-to-have-fire-damaged-uss-george-washington-in-japan-by-late-september/#comment-2190703I saw that, along with the CO and XO getting fired. Seems to me that if you allow personnel to smoke in the same room flammable material is stored then you are destined to have a catastrophe.jarkThu, 31 Jul 2008 02:02:04 -0000Re: U.S. Navy Aims to Have Fire-Damaged USS George Washington in Japan by Late Septemberhttp://scott.jarkoff.com/links/1112/us-navy-aims-to-have-fire-damaged-uss-george-washington-in-japan-by-late-september/#comment-2190702According to the news, today, an investigation has turned up the fact that the fire was started by a sailor smoking in an unauthorized area, causing flammable items to ignite.LMWed, 30 Jul 2008 22:45:55 -0000