On Friday, July 31, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) caught fire while the ship was docked at Rijeka, Croatia based Viktor Lenac Shipyard, the U.S. Navy reported.
No injuries among the personnel were reported. The fire was extinguished within 45 minutes by ship's force and shipyard fire brigade personnel.
The cause of incident is being investigated.
Mount Whitney has been in Viktor Lenac Shipyard since January 2015 undergoing a scheduled maintenance overhaul designed to extend the service life of the ship to 2039.
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