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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elliot Spagat

Sailor found not guilty of setting fire that destroyed ship

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

A US Navy sailor has been found not guilty of starting a 2020 fire that destroyed the $1.2bn warship USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego.

A Navy judge cleared Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays in a ruling on Friday following a nine-day trial at Naval Base San Diego.

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