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I sible. However, fate was to ensure that CURTS ' transit home was not routine. While on routine morning patrol, CURTS ' embarked helicopter (HELLFIRE 05) overflew an adrift merchant vessel. Quickly, CURTS was full speed ahead racing to the aid of the stricken vessel. On rendering assis- tance, CURTS discovered that the vessel had been adrift for several days without food, power and a diminishing water supply. CURTS reacted swiftly and sent a team to assess the damage. When the team determined that the engines were beyond repair, the order was given to prepare the ship for towing. After a night of slow steaming, the merchant vessel was safely towed into Omani waters. The Master and crew of the vessel gave thanks to the CURTS and offered their best sheep as a token of appreciation. With the stricken vessel safely in port, CURTS cranked up the speed to meet with the Indy Bat- tle Group which was enroute Singapore. The crew enjoyed some great liberty while in Singapore and also welcomed aboard new shipmates, including the new Executive Officer, LCDR Brian D. Querry. Next stop was Hong Kong. Once the ship was moored, the race was on to Fenwick Pier to get money exchanged before the rest of the battle group arrived. A great time was had by all i n Hong Kong and when the ship set sail for Yokosuka, spirits soared as the crew prepared to see their families for the first time in four months. A sunny, but cold morning greeted CURTS upon her return. As the band played oldies, the CURTS moored with an impatient crew waiting to be reunited with their families. It was a happy time for everyone and the end to a very successful cruise. After a much needed standown period, CURTS was once again underway for Hong Kong. This visit proved to be a great chance for the crew to do some serious shopping since CURTS was the lone ship in the harbor. It also marked the end of CDR Moody ' s tour as Commanding Officer of the CURTS. Once the ship was back in the safe confines of Yokosuka ' s harbor, the bustle was on to prepare the ship for the arrival of the new commanding officer. On 12 May 1994, CDR Martin L. Moody turned the keys of the CURTS over to CDR Thomas A. Delery. Once the process of turnover was complete, the new skipper took his newly acquired yacht on a nice little pleasure cruise, destination PEARL HARBOR U.S.A!!!!. Enroute to Pearl Harbor, CURTS stopped off in Chinhae, Korea for a brief port visit and to rendezvous with the Korean Navy who were taking part in the RIMPAC exercise. CURTS was involved in every RIMPAC exer- cise, including head to head mock up battle scenarios with the CONSTELLATION Battle Group out of San Diego. After five days of R R in Honolulu CURTS steamed back home to Yokosuka which ended eight months of successful operations. CURTS proved to all that she was the finest and fastest fighting frigate in the fleet. 41
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USS CURTS FFG 38 RED SEA-PERSIAN GULF-RIMPAC NOVEMBER 17, 1993- JULY 5, 1994 On a cold November morning, the Officers and Crew of the Guided Missile Frigate CURTS said goodbye to their families and crossed the brow to begin a four month journey on the high seas. Commanding Officer Martin L. Moody gave the order to take in all lines and the 38 SPECIAL was underway. During the first week underway, the crew settled in and completed a rigorous schedule which included numerous General Quarters drills. The twenty seventh day of November marked the first of several holidays CURTS would experience underway. This thanksgiving was made bearable by the outstanding meals and creative mess deck decorations provided by MSC Barnes and his jolly band of cooks and food service attendants. Excitement and anticipation was to soon fill the ship as the crew braced itself for the upcoming port call to exotic Pattaya Beach, Thailand. For CURTS ' saltier WESTPAC sailors, this was a return to one of the best liberty ports in the Far East. For the booters and shower shoes, It was a first taste of what the recruiters had described as . . . an experience you will never forget. Simply put, the men of the CURTS enjoyed liberty In Pattaya. From Pattaya, CURTS headed west with the Independence (Indy) Battle Group. CURTS de- tached from the Indy Battle Group while in the North Arabian Sea and continued west to join forces with the U.S. Central Command to conduct Visit, Boarding, Search and Seizure (VBSS) op- erations in the Red Sea. CURTS was a crucial cog in these operations, which entailed boarding merchant vessels in support of the United Nations embargo against Iraq. CURTS completed eighty six (86) boardings in a period of three weeks. While assigned to the Central Command, Ad- miral Kelso, the Chief of Naval Operations, visited CURTS. In his discussions with the crew, he re- marked on how well the CURTS performed in the Red Sea. Liberty in the Red Sea was limited to an Egyptian port called Hurghada. While not as exotic as Pattaya Beach, the crew still found ways I to enjoy their liberty in Hurghada. After completing her mission in the Red Sea, CURTS rejoined the Indy Battle Group In the Ara- bian Gulf. Enroute to the Gulf, CURTS made a brief stop for fuel in the small port of Djibouti. The crew enjoyed a steel beach picnic while the ship was refueled. Once back with the Indy Battle Group, CURTS pulled into Jebal AN and enjoyed a ten day tender availability with the USS ACADIA. Jebal All is about a forty five minute drive from Dubai, a country noted for it ' s numerous jewelers and merchants selling their wares in the world famous marketplace called the GOLD SOUK . After leaving Jebal AN, the crew ' s thoughts concerned returning to Yokosuka as quickly as pos- 40
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