U.S. and Japanese crews extinguished the fire aboard amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, two defense officials told Military Times.

U.S. Navy crews, along with the Japan Coast Guard and military, had been working to put out the blaze since around 5 p.m. Japan Standard Time on Wednesday. There were no injuries, according to the officials.

Another defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details about the ship, said the fire appeared to be contained to the middle decks near the ship’s bow. The official added that multiple decks had been affected, without specifying how many decks were burned.

A U.S. Marine Corps official told Military Times that no Marines were aboard the ship when the fire broke out. At the time of publ

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