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Sailor, 21, accused of destroying USS Bonhomme Richard in $1.2bn blaze was angry about getting deck duty after failing to become a Navy SEAL, lied about girlfriend becoming pregnant by another man and was overheard admitting the crime

Ryan Sawyer Mays, 21, started the blaze on July 12, 2020 on the navy warship

It sent acrid smoke over San Diego and badly damaged the ship

Of the 115 soldiers on board, nearly 60 were treated for heat exhaustion

Mays is on trial at Naval Base San Diego and faces charges of aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel

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Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-21

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