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)
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A military judge on Friday acquitted a sailor of arson in a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, a blow to the Navy as it faces allegations of improper training and maintenance of the $1.2 billion amphibious assault ship.
