The USS Louisiana undocks at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Dec. 7.
The USS Louisiana undocks at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Dec. 7.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Commander Jip Mosman said an incorrect procedure caused a compartment of the Louisiana to rapidly depressurize, injuring two workers and scattering equipment.

Mosman said the workforce, the largest in Kitsap County, cannot get complacent when it comes to keeping themselves and their co-workers out of harm's way.

Mosman wrote in the latest issue of Salute that he wanted all of the shipyard's employees to leave work every day and go home to their families and friends in the same physical and mental condition they came to work in.

The captain of the ballistic missile submarine made his first public comments since the April 2 accident, which happened while the submarine was in Bremerton for its midlife nuclear refueling. Mosman said an investigation and a team learning session are still going on. Five sailors were evaluated and released the same day as the two workers were taken to an area medical facility for treatment.

The Forward Logistics Escape Trunk can be used to escape but also as an opening to transport people and goods on board a sub.

Mosman wrote that the depressurization created a loud noise due to the escaping air and caused two of the shipyard teammates to be injured.

No other information has been released.

Anna Taylor, a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard spokeswoman, said they were unable to provide any additional information pending the completion of the investigation.

Taylor said the air test is critical to ensure the submarine can operate in the underwater environment.

8 days before the accident, the leadership of the ship had changed. Navy Cmdr. Michael Kessler, a native of New York, took charge of the Navy on March 25.

Mosman said he was proud of the response to the accident by both the boat's crew and shipyard workers.

He wrote that the team at the scene got straight to work on recovery efforts, working quickly to secure the area, clean up debris and erect new staging and scaffolding.

The Navy calls its most important mission performed by the submarine. If the president ever orders a nuclear strike, its patrols keep 20 nuclear missiles out at sea. Louisiana came to Puget Sound in 2005. The last Ohio class submarine to go through a life-extending refueling is this one.

Josh Farley is a reporter for the Kitsap Sun. He can be reached by email at josh.farley@kitsapsun.com or on the internet.

The article was originally published on the Kitsap Sun.

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