A fire on the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Waesche resulted in five minor injuries.
“The CGC Waesche (WMSL 751) had a fire onboard this past Sunday,” Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Brickey told the Washington Examiner on Monday. “Black smoke was reported at 5:18 pm (local) on Saturday, and investigations revealed fires in the port exhaust stack and nearby spaces. The fires were confirmed extinguished after 90 minutes of firefighting.”
The injuries were sustained during firefighting efforts and included the likes of smoke inhalation, heat exhaustion, and one sprained knee, Brickey added.
It is unclear where exactly the Waesche is located, but Brickey said it is headed to Yokosuka, Japan, “where it will undergo further inspection and potentially repairs.”
Brickey said the cutter is “part of routine presence operations in support of the United States’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific”
