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Roosevelt Carrier Incident Claims Two Lives At Sea
The aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt limped into Jacksonville with two dead and five seriously injured after a pump explosion sprayed live steam. Thirty crewmen suffered heat exhaustion as rescuers battled to contain damage from the blast off the coast. Captain Hopkins praised crew heroism and noted the ship will not need drydocking, while a board investigates the incident and repairs follow to rejoin the Mediterranean deployment.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mayport
Fla
T. W. Hopkins
U.S. Navy
Hopkins
6Th Fleet
Jacksonville
Carrier
Roosevelt
Bobby E. Hyder
Spartanburg
S. C
Sidney R. Wall
Norwood
Donald E. Brockman
Ringgold
Philip R. Plantier
Wauregan
Conn
Richard M. Haigh
Wessington
S. D
Robert J. Radke
Everett
Wash
J.G
Donald E. Smith
Sharon
Mass