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A Civilian Sandblaster Set Fire to a Bag of Rags Aboard the Nuclear Attack Submarine USS Miami on May 23, 2012 Because He Wanted to Leave Work Early. It Burned for 10 Hours. Repairs Came to $700,000,000, the US Navy Scrapped the Submarine, and He Got 17 Years.

Miami had arrived at Portsmouth on March 1, 2012 for a routine 20-month overhaul. The fire took the crew quarters, command and control, and...

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