Current (ARS 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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-rJV CURRENT LIES AT ANCHOR WAITING FOR A FAVORABLE TIDE BEFORE MOVING TO SHALLOW WATER. TWO ONE INCH CABLES LEADING TO THE LADDER HAD TO BE CUT WITH A SHAPE CHARGE. SM2 GILMORE , EN2 STANLY AND EM2 KING WERE QUICK TO REAP THE REWARDS OF THE SUDDEN CONCUSSION, mail was a most welcome sight, This swift boat brings our first MAIL in twelve DAYS.

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Dong Nai Dredge — Vung Tau THE UNDERWATER SURVEY AND RIGGING FOR A BOW LIFT ARE MADE FROM THE FANTAIL. GREENLET (ASR-IO) 1 IES AT ANCHOR IN THE BACKGROUND. THE SHIP IS RIGGED FOR BOW LIFT CURRENT ARRIVED IN THE VUNG TAU AREA THE FOURTH OF APRIL TO SALVAGE THE FIFTY FOOT DONG NAI DREDGE WHICH SUNK A COUPLE OF MONTHS EARLIER DURING HEAVY SEAS. AFTER A DAY ' S SEARCH THE WRECK WAS LOCATED, CAPSIZED IN SEVENTY FIVE FEET OF WATER. THE DIVERS, LED BY ENS WEIS AND BMl KOSTERMAN BEGAN THE JOB OF SURVEY- ING DAMAGE AND RIGGING TWO ONE INCH SHOTS CHAIN STRAPS UNDER THE DREDGE AND CONNECT THE HEAVY WIRE PENNETS TO BE USED FOR A BOW LIFT. CURRENT TUCKS THE DREDGE SAFELY UNDER HER KEEL. ONLY THE WIRES AND EXCESS MATERIAL TRAILING FROM THE DREDGE MUST BE CUT BEFORE MOVING HER INTO SHALLOW WATER.

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WITH THE STERN LOWERED IN SHAl l OW WATER, THE DREDGES BOW BREAKS THE SURFACE AS THE SHIP ATTEMPTS TO UPRIGHT HER, THE UPRIGHT DREDGE IS LOWERED TO THE BOTTOM. USS GREENLET (ASR-IO) ARRIVED ON THE SCENE ON THE SIXTH TO ASSIST AS NECESSARY. CTU 73.4.1 EMBARKED IN THE GREENLET WHILE CTF 73 STOOD OVERALL WATCH. CURRENT SUCCEEDED IN RAISING THE DREDGE DIRECTLY BELOW HER KEEL AND MOVED INTO SHALLOW WATER. AFTER UPRIGHTING THE DREDGE, CURRENT AND GREENLET DIVERS MADE PREPARATION FOR SECURING ALL OPENINGS WITH PATCHES. UPON COMPLETION OF PATCHING, CURRENT PLANNED TO FILL ALL SPACES WITH AIR AND tlBLOW HER TO THE SURFACE. BUT THEN EVENTS INTERVENED ... THURSDAY THE 13TH OF APRIL A MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED BY RADIO THAT A BRITISH TANKER, THE AMASTRA, HAD BEEN HOLED BY AN EXTERNAL EXPLOSION IN NHA TRANG HARBOR AND NEEDED ASSISTANCE. CURRENl SLIPPED FOR HER MOOR LEAVING THE DONG NAl DREDGE FIFTEEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE HAVING NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO FILL HER WITH AIR. OUR DESTINATION ... 200 MILES NORTH TO NHA TRANG, VIET NAM. EM3 DELANEY GOES OVER THE 5IDE TO INSPECT THE HULL AND REPLACE PATCHES. Q-Q-Q-Q-Q: