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photo courtesy
of Roger P. Nash
My buddy's name on the left is
Fred Smith. That's me on the right.
I really got
excited yesterday when I found your site. Here is
a list that I put together yesterday since you jarred my
memory.
Tidewater
memories:
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Hurricane:
Sick for 5 days straight. Worked thru the night
to hook up destroyer and take her in toe. Don't
remember destroyers name. Think it was the Vogelstein.
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Collision
with oiler: Oiler and Tidewater
collided with each other. Ripped big hole in Starboard
side. Lost 2 lifeboats. Don't remember if this
happened on the same day or not.
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Fuel
oil accident: Fuel oil overflowed up the sounding
tubes into the mess decks. Six (6) inches of black
thick fuel oil on mess deck before they got oil shut
off. Work round the clock to clean up this mess.
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Collision
at sea: Collision with submarine. Submarine
that was in need of repair decided to surface right
under the Tidewater. Destroyed sub 's entire bridge
area. Worked round the clock to make sub watertight
so she could go into shipyard for repairs.
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