Newly obtained video reveals severe damage from a fire to a section of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford that the Navy initially downplayed.
The ship's fire-suppression system failed during the March blaze, sources told CNN.
The carrier now faces at least a year of repairs after its record 11-month deployment.
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When a fire burned aboard the world’s biggest aircraft carrier in March as it took part in operations against Iran, the US Navy released a short statement saying the blaze had been “contained,” that two sailors had received medical treatment for “non-life-threatening injuries” and that the carrier was “fully operational.”
