Current (ARS 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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Mowcf fCow . H THE MAGIC NAME OF HONG KONG BRINGS THOUGHTS OF A FABULOUS CITY. SITUAT- ED NEXT TO COMMUNIST CHINA, HONG KONG IS A BRITISH TERRITORY AND A FREE PORT. ITS LARGE HARBOR ACCOMODATES THE LARG- EST SHIPS WITH EASE. ONE CAN SEE THE FLAGS OF ALL COUNTRIES REPRESENTED HERE. CURRENT MOORED AT HMS TAMAR ON THE EAST ARM AND MADE LIBERTY MUCH MORE CONVEN- IENT THAN THE SHIPS AT BUOYS. FROM THE SHIP YOU CAN SEE THE SPLENDOR OF HONG KO NG. THE H. K. HILTON AND THE MANDARIN HOTELS AND THE ABSOLUTE POVER- TY OF THE WANCHI DISTRICT, LIVE SIDE BY SIDE. REFUGEES ARE CONSTANTLY POURING INTO THE CITY AND IT WOULD SEEM TO THE NEWCOMER THAT THE ISLAND WOULD SINK WITH ITS OVER-POPULATION. THE NAVY PURCHASING BRANCH HEADS THE LIST OF PLACES TO BUY GOODS. HERE ONE CAN SEE PRODUCTS OF EVERY NATURE FROM SILKS TO JADE, JEWELRY TO CAMERAS, CLOTHES TO WATCHES AND ON AND ON. BECAUSE OF ITS WIDE BACKGROUND IN CUL- TURES AND RELIGION YOU CAN FIND MOST EVERYTHING REPRESENTED SOMEWHERE IN THE GLAMOUR OF HONG KONG. CURRENT REMAINED IN PORT ONLY TWO AND A HALF DAYS FOR A MERCHANT HAD GONE AGROUND IN VUNG TAN, VIETNAM,

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te kTlk L Si Im HCc v jl r iScJB P m A31 P J M . BEFORE OUR R R TRIP TO HONG KONG, A QUICK VISIT TO KAOHSIUNG WAS NEXT ON TAP. PUUL.1NG INTO THE HARBOR ONE COUl-D SEE THAT THE COUNTRY WAS WELL. PROTECTED FROM THE COMMUNIST MAINLAND. TAIWAN IS MAINLY A SEAGOING COUNTRY. ITS ECONOMY DEPENDS UPON THE SEA FOR ITS LIFE AND CONSEQUENT- LY SHIPS AND BOATS OF MANY SIZES AND SHAPES COUUD BE FOUND EVERY WHERE YOU LOOKED. ITS PEOPLE WERE EXCEEDINGLY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL TO THE SHIP ' S COMPANY. MANY FRIENDS WERE MADE DURING OUR SHORT STAY AND MANY MORE WHEN WE RETURNED. Mf 9P w.3p i • . ' I. ;-;: t i 1 fiTAONSIONCe TAIWAI

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OS Trader Salvops Vung Tau, Vietnam BEACH JUMPER UNITS OFF-LOAD THE MERCHANT WHIL.E BEACH GEAR IS l AID FROM THE HEAVY LIFT CRAFT AND CURRENT. mnumMVVVW njJmjjxmx THE MSTS COSMOS TRADER AGROUND ON THE MUD SHOAI S AT VUNG TAU GAVE CURRENT HER FINAL. SALVAGE OPERATION OF HER TOUR. CURRENT, HITCHITI AND HARBOR CLEARANCE UNIT TEAM FIVE WORKED HAND IN HAND TO PULL THE MERCHANT FREE AFTER THREE DAYS OF EFFORT. CURRENT DEPARTED VIETNAM, WITH A BRIEF STOP IN THE PHILIPPINES, ENROUTE home: