Maine Maritime Academy - Tricks End Yearbook (Castine, ME)

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Bomb szght set, sir, Bombs away - St. Thomas ST. THOMAS The day after we set sail from Castine, we were accompanied by near disaster fagainj as a stack fire immobilized us for several hours oif the coast of Portland. The seriousness of the fire was evident but thanks to the first class training we had had in preparation for an emergency of this sort, the dilemma was quickly extinguished. A few days later we entered San Iuan, Puerto Rico and prepara- tions were made to bunker fuel oil and also to recharge all the fire extinguishers we used fighting the fire. After a half day in port, we sailed for the Virgin Islands and our lirst liberty port, St. Thomas. Charlotte Amalie was, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful ports we had ever encountered and it was here that many a Middie promised to return some day. l Most of us rented cars for transportation about the island and hit such memorable places as Magan's Bay, the Pineapple Beach Club, and the famous Blackbeard,s Castle. Six of us were lucky enough to run into one of America's foremost multi-millionaires who threw a S400 bash for us at the F lambuoyant Hotel. When we finally freed ourselves from the mud on the bottom of the shallow, crystal green harbor, we departed with an exchange of courtesies to the Naval Long Beach and our bow set for the British West Indies. 'It's a tasting party. I still think that's a lot to charge iust to pose with me O Connor 118

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