The USS Miami was being overhauled at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard when a fire broke out on the submarine on 23 May 2012. It took firefighters 12 hours to extinguish the fire and seven firefighters sustained injuries.
Casey J. Fury, a civilian painter and sandblaster working on the sub, confessed to starting the fire to get out of work early. He admitted that he set some rags alight on the top bunk of a bunk room. He was indicted on two counts of arson and sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison. He was also ordered to pay $400 million in restitution.
At first the US Navy planned on repairing the submarine, but it came to light that the repairs necessary were more extensive than originally anticipated. This raised the estimated repair costs by $250 million, from $450 million to $750 million. It was estimated that repairs would be completed on 30 April 2015.
On 6 August 2013 the US Navy announced that the cost of repairs is more than the budget allowed and not worth weakening the overall fleet-readiness. The submarine would therefore have to be scrapped.
The USS Miami is the first submarine and nuclear-powered ship to be lost in a US naval shipyard.
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