Seven crew members aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis received minor injuries after a fire broke out on the ship Wednesday, the service confirmed. The incident was reported at 11:30 a.m. EST while the ship was moored at Naval Station Mayport, FL. Mayport Fire and Emergency Services responded to the scene immediately and extinguished the fire. “The cause of the incident is being reviewed,” a Navy spokesperson
USS Indianapolis.
said. The service members were released shortly after arriving at local hospitals and cleared to return to the Indianapolis the same day.
The USS Indianapolis was built by Marinette Marie, Marinette, WI, and commissioned in October 2019.
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