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Fire crews spray water from the dock onto the side of the USS Bonhomme Richard, in San Diego, July 12, 2020. No one disputes that the Navy shares blame for the loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard, the $1.2 billion amphibious assault ship that was consumed by flames in San Diego in July 2020 as officers failed to respond quickly and its crew struggled with broken equipment. But none of that would not have happened, according to prosecution closing arguments Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, without Ryan Sawyer Mays. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Sailor found not guilty of setting fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard in 2020

By Elliot Spagat - Associated Press

US Navy sailor Ryan Sawyer Mays walks past reporters at Naval Base San Diego before entering a Navy courtroom Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in San Diego. Mays is accused of setting the USS Bonhomme Richard on fire, and his court martial is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The July 2020 blaze damaged the billion-dollar warship so badly it had to be scuttled and marked one of the worst noncombat US warship disasters in recent memory. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Trial to start for sailor accused of igniting Navy warship

By Julie Watson - Associated Press