The largest union at U.S. Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works begins voting Friday on a contract proposal that was unanimously rejected by its negotiating committee, raising the possibility of the first strike in 20 years.
The fire broke out at 10:35 a.m. local time at the front of the submarine, which was in basin No. 3 in the Missiessy zone of the port. Workmen first noticed smoke on the lower deck.