Crazy...reminds me of the trip to Bahrain from Texas. I was stationed on the USS Raven a coastal Minehunter. We were on the Blue Marlin a Heavy Lift shift, one of the two largest in the world. During the transit is when a Russian sub went down. Reports were that they were alive but no one but the US could get to them in time, and we're not allowed to do so. They all died, subs are crazy and glad I was surface Navy.
Kursk submarine disaster - Wikipedia
Osprey class for the Minehunters and Avenger class for the Minesweeper. Been on many of each.Avenger class?
The SubSafe program is interesting in that material used in Mfg. or repair of these systems can be traced back to where the material was mined..
Got my first tat in Rota around 93. We kept our Mk60 Captor Mines there and would go TAD once a quarter to change their secret settings. Bar hoping was awesome.
.Got my first tat in Rota around 93. We kept our Mk60 Captor Mines there and would go TAD once a quarter to change their secret settings. Bar hoping was awesome.