 But 12 minutes after the ship's log reported that all of the fires below decks were put out, the following entry was logged, and I quote, Heavy explosion felt, which vented up forward bomb elevator, lost communication with central station. More explosions ended up shaking the Lexington, and the systems failed, and new fires blazed. In spite of all of the crew's efforts, in the end, the Lexington was abandoned and scuttled there.