Posted on Aug 29, 2016

How an American Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Was Almost Sunk

PO1 Tony Holland

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Somehow I missed the original news of this. Cortes Bank is now a highly regarded destination for advanced breath-hold spear fishermen and lobster divers. I remember being assigned to a working party in67 0r 68 to handle her lines when she berthed at Pearl Harbor.

How an American Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Was Almost Sunk

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PO2 Rev. Frederick C. Mullis, AFI, CFM

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It ran aground hardly sunk...

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SFC George Smith

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Interesting...

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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Not Career Enhancing for the CO, XO, OOD and Navigator. Just when you thing you have it figure out. You hit a Sea Mount. Bloody Hell!

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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Talk about Realistic Practice for the Damage Control Team.

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