![Investigators aim to learn why the blaze spread so fast and to find ways to reduce in-dock hazards USS Miami |](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NMk2pnMtqnCuvQQhAIfGjajbirbXQT_LjsRym7l2q-yE4o-cKtxeWftR00pETapUH5KSUUTdpmfgZc700mE_npllv7KSE2mw-11hAtM3hyphenhyphencUtjZzfO-6ox56GpUGimcXXBwedA/s144/USS_Miami.jpg)
Submarines that are being overhauled, like the USS Miami, which suffered $450 million in damage in a fire in May, are often crowded with shipyard workers and equipment. Temporary systems are established and there are cables running throughout the sub. Deck plating is sometimes removed, creating holes in passageways.
"Submarines face different dangers, perhaps bigger ones, when they're being overhauled or repaired in an industrial setting," said Peter Bowman, a retired Navy captain and former Portsmouth Naval Shipyard commander.
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