The Sullivans (DDG 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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i- RESCUE AND ASSISTANCE n4 x ,. On September 25, 2004, The Sullivans rendered assistance to forty-five Libyan refugees adrift off the coast of Greece. They were on their way to Italy on a chartered boat from Egypt and were abandoned by the ship, s captain and crew when the vessel broke down. After being adrift for two days, they were rescued by The Sullivans, crew, who provided them with food, water, helped them fix their steering casualty, and accompanied them to the Greek coast where they turned the vessel over to the Greek auxiliary Prometheus. ng transported by its crew to its owner when it had an engine fire and lost propulsion The D toward shoal water off the coast of Yemen when The Sullivans encountered it. The 1 vessel under tow and towed it away from danger, turning it over to the Yemeni Coast assistance. 2004, while in the Red Sea, The Sullivans rendered assistance to the motor yacht White Star. i V On November 17, 2004, The Sullivans rendered assistance to seventeen Pakistani fishermen onboard the dhow Al Suleman in the Gulf of Oman. The dhow had been adrift for seventeen days and had a casualty to its main reduction gear. After determining it was not repairable, The Sullivans took the vessel under tow. After towing the vessel for a day and a half, The Sullivans turned the vessel over to the Omani Royal Navy on November 18, 2004.

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FROCKI G CEREMONY November 8, 2004 While on deployment The Sullivans advanced thirty-five crew members. GMC CSWJ Steve Tutt, OSC CSWJ David Bell, and MAC CSWJ Aloe Feomaia were advanced to Chief Petty Officer. ETl CSWJ Dwaine Heroux, SKl CSWD Louis Lopez, GMI CSWJ Shandy Schaffner, CSl CSWJ John Watkins, and QMl CSWJ Michael Young were advanced to First Class Petty Officer. CTT2 CSWD Logan Brock, GM2 Matthew Burke, GM2 James Graves, BM2 Wendell Harrison, SK2 Keith J ochimsen, TM2 J amaal Johnson, and IT2 Jason Salas were advanced to Second Class Petty Officer. IC3 Jeremy Allen, CS3 Erik Banks, HM3 CSWJ Wendy Barron, GSE3 Kyle Bowser, EM3 John Carlson, GSM3 Robert Chafin, DK3 John Davis, GSM3 Scott Gray, CTT3 QSWD Steven Haefcke, YN3 CSWD Travis Herron, GSM3 Matthew Hicks, QM3 Donald Holderby, CTT3 Ronny Keller, CS3 CSWJ Michael Leggett, EM3 CSWJ Brandon Morton, EM3 Dane Randall, GM3 CSWJ Matthew Wagner, DK3 Timothy Walburn, DC3 Valdez Wesley, and SK3 Brian Woody were frocked as Third Class Petty Officers. The Sullivans also had three promotions in the wardroom: Lt. Cdr. John Thompson, Lt. j.g. Taquina Luster, and CWO3 Mike Garza. Congratulations to all these Sailors on their advancement!