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PeaceWave

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5. These things happen onboard Navy ships. My brother served aboard the Kitty Hawk...

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 01:46 AM

11 hrs ago

When he returned from service, he had so many stories to tell. One of them involved someone inadvertently tipping over a container of very strong acid on one of the many levels of the ship. He said the stuff burnt through four levels before it could be contained.

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Fire on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Raged for Hours, Sailors Say [View all] Zorro 14 hrs ago OP

Isn't that the ship that was having problems with the sewage system? jls4561 14 hrs ago #1

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Giving even more meaning to the phrase, war is hell. littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #4

These things happen onboard Navy ships. My brother served aboard the Kitty Hawk... PeaceWave 11 hrs ago #5

Someone should have known HAB911 6 hrs ago #6

Those poor sailors have not had leave in a while LetMyPeopleVote 1 hr ago #8