‘I’ve heard these explosions out of sight’: Veteran recalls deadly fire on aircraft carrier in 1967 | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

‘I’ve heard these explosions out of sight’: Veteran recalls deadly fire on aircraft carrier in 1967 | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – It’s been 58 years since the deadly fire on the U.S.S. Forrestal. It’s bringing survivors to Wilmington as they remember the tragic day that changed their lives. They’re meeting at the Hotel Ballast this week. The ship was an aircraft carrier and was used during the Vietnam War. In 1967, the Navy Sailors were stationed off the coast of North Vietnam. The men were there less than a week before the incident, working on co…