Navy Personnel Injured in Boat House Mishap - Updated at 5:40 p.m. EDT
Navy News Service
Story Number: NNS130820-06
8/20/2013
From Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Public Affairs
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE, N.J. (NNS) -- One person remains hospitalized and seven others have been treated and released from area hospitals following this morning's explosion in a boat house at Naval Weapons Station Earle.
The hospitalized sailor underwent surgery for a broken arm.
The explosion occurred approximately 9 a.m. this morning while personnel were doing routine maintenance on a 27-foot aluminum utility boat. The boat is used to support port operations at the installation.
Middletown Emergency Services, Monmouth/Ocean Health Care Cooperative and the New Jersey State Police NorthSTAR medevac helicopter provided assistance in transporting the seven sailors and one Department of Defense civilian firefighter.
Ammunition and ordnance operations at the weapons station were not affected by the accident. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
Naval Weapons Station Earle provides ordnance for Atlantic Fleet Carrier and Expeditionary Strike Groups, and supports strategic Department of Defense ordnance requirements.
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