Keywords: US Navy 040521-N-3228G-006 The official barge for Commander Navy Region Hawaii prepares to moor at the 60th Commemoration of the West Loch Disaster near Pearl Harbor.jpg en Pearl Harbor Hawaii May 21 2004 - The official barge for Commander Navy Region Hawaii prepares to moor at the 60th Commemoration of the West Loch Disaster near Pearl Harbor On May 21 1944 two dozen ammunition ships moored in preparation for an attack on Saipan suddenly exploded resulting in a deadly chain reaction The explosions left 163 dead and 396 injured and eight ships lost More than 125 invited guests and ceremony participants commemorated the tragedy and honored the nine survivors present at Naval Magazine Pearl Harbor U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class William R Goodwin RELEASED 2004-05-21 040521-N-3228G-006 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 14327 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class William R Goodwin PD-USGov-Military-Navy Pearl Harbor commemoration Photographs by William R Goodwin |