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Mays was wearing a mask at the time, but the witness testified he recognized him by his voice and appearance. NBC 7’s Dana Griffin has more.

A U.S. Navy sailor testified Thursday that Ryan Sawyer Mays was the last person he saw go into a lower vehicle storage area of USS Bonhomme Richard before a massive fire started and burned for days on the ship as it was docked in the San Diego Bay.

Tuesday marked the second day of the trial for a Navy sailor accused of setting a massive fire that burned for days and destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, and testimony about the science of the investigation revealed what investigators think started the blaze.

The second day of trial for a Navy sailor accused of setting fire to the massive ship revealed the cause of fire and more, NBC 7’s Dana Griffin reports.

NBC 7’s Omari Fleming heard reaction to the case from the former defense attorney of the sailor standing trial.

NBC 7’s Dana Griffin heard from a former defense attorney about the case.

A Navy sailor accused of setting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego was set to go to trial Monday.

Prosecutors say Ryan Mays started the fire because he was disgruntled after dropping out of Navy seal training. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry has the story.

The sailor’s mysterious death occurred while the aircraft carrier was docked

The U.S. Navy is investigating the death but said it does not appear to be suicide or foul play.

A sailor was found dead on the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier while docked at the pier on the Naval Air Station North Island.

A 76-year-old man was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday in the death of a City Heights woman more than a half-century ago.

A 76-year-old man was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday in the death of a City Heights woman more than a half-century ago.

The deadline has arrived for active-duty sailors and Marines to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, but there is still a small percentage who have yet to start the process. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reports.

As of Nov. 24, 97% of active-duty sailors were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 99.8% were at least partially vaccinated.

The woman, who was alone, had been treading water for nearly 12 hours in 66-degree waters.

A ceremony has been held to honor the 17 sailors who died during the terrorist attack on the USS Cole 20 years ago. The Virginian-Pilot reports the ship’s bell tolled Monday morning for each sailor who died. The remembrance was held at Naval Station Norfolk near Virginia’s coast.

As the smoke began pouring out of USS Bonhomme Richard on July 12 and the crew got the call of a fire on board, the Navy says the first of the ship’s “flying squad” response team arrived and began to fight the fire. Damage Controlman First Class, Jeffrey Garvin was part of that team, “Once I saw what was happening…

NBC 7’s Bridget Naso spoke with a relative of one of the missing Marines.