Keywords: US Navy 040521-N-8157C-066 Survivors Alex Bernal, left, and Chester Carbaugh attended a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor West Loch weapons explosion.jpg en Pearl Harbor Hawaii May 21 2004 - Survivors Alex Bernal left and Chester Carbaugh attended a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor West Loch weapons explosion A memorial of the disaster reminds all of a quiet Sunday afternoon on May 21 1944 when more than 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 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dennis Cantrell RELEASED 2004-05-21 040521-N-8157C-066 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 14288 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dennis Cantrell PD-USGov-Military-Navy Pearl Harbor commemoration |