China News Service, July 17 (Xinhua) According to foreign media reports, the US Navy announced that the amphibious assault ship "Good Man Richard" had been extinguished by firefighters on the 16th local time after it continued to burn for 4 days.

  According to reports, the damage caused by the fire was very extensive, many holes were burned on the deck, and the upper layer of the ship was also damaged. Major General Philip Sobek said, "We don't know the extent of the damage." "It is too early to make any predictions or promises about the future of this ship."

On July 13, local time, the US Navy amphibious assault ship "Good Man Richard" entered the next day. The picture shows the billowing smoke from the hull "Good Man Richard".

  He said that the cause of the fire was unclear, and the investigation would only begin after the crew confirmed that there was no fire left.

  According to reports, 63 firefighters were injured in the fire, most of them due to heat stroke and inhalation of dense smoke. Sobek said no one was seriously injured.

  The "Good Man Richard" was anchored at the Naval Base in San Diego, California, and was currently undergoing maintenance operations in the port. It suddenly caught fire on the morning of the 12th. There were about 160 sailors on board at the time of the incident.

  It is one of the US Navy's "Wasp" class amphibious assault ships, with a strength of about 1,000 people and a displacement of more than 40,000 tons. It was delivered to the US Navy in 1998. The Associated Press reported that the warship is 255 meters long and can deploy helicopters, small ships and amphibious vehicles.