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2026-04-17 Science & Technology

Sailors injured after fire breaks out on aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower during shipyard maintenance

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-17 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1766 views ] Top

1 Laundry again?

Ethylene glycol is used as a de-icing fluid for windshields and aircraft
Potassium_permanganate has a great variety of niche uses such as biocide for water treatment purposes

Don't wash your flightline coveralls.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-17 05:09|| 2026-04-17 05:09|| Front Page Top

2 FWIW:
The fire in the laundry of the Ford seems to have been driven largely by a Navy 'Green' initiative. Seems that Navsea decided to change from a steam clean process to an ozone cleaning system, because new. You can imagine what fighting a fire with ozone generators would be like.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-04-17 08:06|| 2026-04-17 08:06|| Front Page Top

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