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TIL Casey J Fury, a civillian sandblaster/painter, started a fire onboard nuclear submarine USS Miami, so he could go home early. Several were injured fighting the fire. Fury confessed, and was given a 17 yr prison sentence and $400,000,000 fine. Never repaired, Miami was decommissioned 3/28/2014.

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