The USS New Orleans, front, sails in formation with the rest of the America Amphibious Ready Group in 2021. (MC3 Jomark Almazan/Navy) U.S. and Japanese crews extinguished the fire aboard amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans off the coast of Okinawa,

Two sailors were treated for minor injuries after a fire on the USS New Orleans, anchored off southeastern Okinawa, was extinguished after burning for 12 hours.

A fire that broke out aboard the US Navy amphibious warship USS New Orleans anchored off the coast of Japan has finally been put out after 12 hours, the Navy said. Navy sailors from the New Orleans and supporting USS San Diego had been battling the blaze since Wednesday evening local time.