Sea Stories
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It was night when I saw her ...
Ye Royal Order of "Blue Nose "
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Sea Stories |
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We need to hear from you!!! Send in your stories!! |
| Reporting Aboard |
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It was night when I saw her ... |
| Fire in the Hold |
| Fire team to No. 3 hold ... |
| Instant laughter |
| One night before mid rats ... |
| White Jumper ...Chocolate Ice Cream |
| We went from Naples to Capri ... |
| Denebola "Blue Nose" |
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Ye Royal Order of "Blue Nose " |
| "Ode to a Snipe" |
| Now each of us from time to time has gazed upon the sea, |
| "Man Overboard" |
| I was on the Helm and It was sunny & calm. |
| Two boats, one-no power and the other no steering..... |
| Fireballs out of the DC Generator Board !!!!! |
| One night I was standing Electrician of the Watch....... |
| In January, 1971, the Denebola was on it's way to the Med....... |
| The Captain sent ice cream and coffee for the tugboat's crew |
| I was onboard Denebola from Dec 1957 to about June 1959 |
| I had to work my butt off making kool aid for the visitors. |
| Electrician mates rigged the med lights, every time we entered port |
| Liberty call came late for us, except one night.... |
| Denebola taking on water |
| I happen to enter number four cargo hold and found lots of water |
| Hull Crack |
| I think the Ship is sinking...... |
| I really loved duty on that ship. It was like family. |
| I was in the engine room as an MM2...... |
| After reading your "Sea Stories", it reminded me of the fireball situation |
| .we went South to participate in the Cuban missile crisis.. |
| Eye witness accounts of the Barcelona Storm April 8, 1973 |
| Liberty boat operations had been suspended because of high seas. |
| My worst memory occurred in Naples, Italy. |
| It wasn’t long before a lot of gold showed up. |
| French Foreign Legion came to the ship |
| We were ordered to stay in groups of no less than 4 |
| Had fun in a bar drinking OOZE. |
| We ran out, climbed up .... |
| While the ship was in port |
| I had the watch and on one particular night ..... |
| Captains |
| If you worked hard for him, he let you play hard..... |
| A hell of a nice guy |
| It happened overnight just after our return from a Med Cruise..... |
| Rocky and his friends |
| Great Memories |
| I had 90 days to reenlist before I lost my pay grade |
| He welcomed me aboard ..... |
| Remember making first sea cruise to Puerto Rico, |
| getting seasick and swearing to fly back to the states |
| Refo rams pier!!! |
| after a hard day at sea, the tugboats just took too long... |
| You bet, we had resister rooms for the unit winches, |
| the salt air reeked havoc on the Bakelite |