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The Navy accused him of arson. Its own investigation showed widespread safety failures.
After the USS Bonhomme Richard fire, investigators found missing fire hoses, a broken sprinkler system and other systemic failures.
By Megan Rose, ProPublica
Sailors struggle to remember year after Bonhomme Richard fire
More than a half dozen former crew members of the USS Bonhomme Richard gave testimony Monday in the arson case against Ryan Sawyer Mays.
Sailor accused of igniting Bonhomme Richard puts fate in judge’s hands
Ryan Sawyer Mays, accused of setting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in 2020, waived his right to a jury.
The Navy is withholding court records in a high-profile ship fire case
The U.S. Navy accused a sailor of setting the 2020 fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard, but it refuses to release records in the case as the law requires.
By Megan Rose, ProPublica