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NavNews for Wednesday, November 06, 2002
NNS021105-01. U. S. Navy Ends Search for Missing Pilot
NNS021105-03. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Visits USS Shiloh
NNS021105-05. Navy to Conduct Surface Warfare Commemorative Ceremony
NNS021104-06. Reasons to Quit: Cost, Readiness, Your Love Life
NNS021104-32. USS Enterprise Wins Top DoD Maintenance Award for 2002
NNS021104-21. Sigonella Hospital Helps Sailors Make Family-Smart Choices
NNS021104-26. Centenarian CPO Celebrates 100th With Music
NNS021104-25. Hawk Heads to Sea Trained, Equipped, Ready
NNS021104-16. Vinson Sailor Makes His Goal: All-Navy Soccer Tryout
NNS021105-02. Daily News Update for Nov. 5, 2002
NNS020719-18. This Day in Naval History - Nov. 06
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NNS021105-01. U. S. Navy Ends Search for Missing Pilot
By the Navy News Service
ABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, At Sea (NNS) --
The U.S. Navy has suspended search and rescue operations to
locate Lt. Cmdr. Robert Edward Clukey, USN, a missing
F/A-18 Hornet pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA)
34, embarked in USS George Washington (CVN 73).
Clukey's Hornet crashed in the Adriatic Sea during a routine
training exercise in international waters.
When radar contact and radio communications with the aircraft
were lost, USS George Washington immediately launched a
search and rescue operation using both helicopters and
fixed-wing aircraft from the carrier. USS Normandy (CG 60),
with its embarked helicopter, also joined in the search.
After searching the area for over 24 hours, the search was
suspended and the missing pilot is declared lost at sea, presumed
dead.
Lt. Cmdr. Clukey, 33, of Orono, Maine, was commissioned as a
naval officer May 29, 1991, and reported to VFA-34 Aug. 23,
2001.
Clukey's F/A-18 Hornet crashed in the Adriatic Sea 85 nautical
miles north of Bari, Italy, during a routine training exercise in
international waters Nov. 3 at approximately 6 p.m.
An investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the
crash.
The George Washington Battle Group departed Norfolk, Va.,
June 20, 2002, for a scheduled six-month deployment to the
Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf.
For the latest Navy news updated around the clock, visit the
Navy NewsStand at www.news.navy.mil.
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NNS021105-03. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Visits USS Shiloh
By Ensign Brendan Anderson, Commander, Naval Surface
Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
BAHRAIN (NNS) -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S.
Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, visited USS Shiloh (CG 67)
Oct. 30 while the ship was making a port visit to Bahrain.
The chairman was in Bahrain while on a diplomatic tour of the
region. Myers addressed the crew on the ship's focsle,
expressing his strong support for Shiloh's role in maritime
interdiction operations, Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation Southern Watch.
Following his comments, Myers answered questions from the
crew. The topics of the questions ranged from concerns over
TRICARE claims to the status of U.N. negotiations in Iraq.
After answering the crew's questions, Myers presented a plaque
from the Joint Chiefs to Capt. William E. Dewes, Shiloh's
commanding officer, in appreciation for the visit and Shiloh's
dedication to duty.
Upon the conclusion of his address, Myers was given a tour of
the combat information center. Included in the tour was an
explanation of the Area Air Defense Commander (AADC)
system aboard Shiloh, one of only two existing systems in the
fleet.
After the tour, Myers was interviewd by CNN reporter Kyra
Phillips.
Shiloh Sailors appreciated the opportunity to interact with the
chairman and hear his comments on issues affecting the military
as a whole. The visit gave the crew the chance to ask important
questions and hear first hand about the progress of the war on
terror from the top military officer.
For related news, visit the Commander, Naval Surface Force,
U.S. Pacific Fleet Navy NewsStand page at
www.news.navy.mil/local/cnsp.
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NNS021105-05. Navy to Conduct Surface Warfare
Commemorative Ceremony
Special Release from the Department of Defense
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy will honor all Sailors
who have served aboard surface ships with its annual
commemorative wreath-laying ceremonies Nov. 7 at the Lone
Sailor Statue, U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center,
Washington, D.C.
The ceremony marks the official finale to the destroyer centennial
celebration.
Following the ceremony, Rear Adm. Harry Ulrich, director of
Surface Warfare, will open the Destroyer Centennial Symposium
at the Navy Memorial with discussions on the origins of the
destroyer, destroyer participation in conflicts over the last century
and the future of the destroyer force within the construct of the
Navy's new Sea Power 21 Concept.
Additional details and information are available at
www.navysna.org/Destroyer%20100/destroyer_centennial_symposium.htm.
Both the wreath laying and symposium are open to the media and
public.
For more Department of Defense news, go to
www.defenselink.mil/news.
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NNS021104-06. Reasons to Quit: Cost, Readiness, Your Love
Life
By Bill Doughty, U. S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Public Affairs
YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Let's say you spend five bucks
a day on your cigarette habit. In one year, you'll spend $1,850.
In ten years, you'll smoke away a brand new car.
And that's just at $5 a day.
So one good reason to quit is cost. You'll have more money if
you give up tobacco. Of course, quitting also protects you from
debilitating illness that can cost even more in the long run.
Speaking of debilitating . . . believe it or not, smoking can have a
profound, negative effect on a person's love life. In addition to
making you smell bad, affecting your breathing and wrinkling
your skin, smoking can destroy blood vessels, especially tiny
blood vessels that affect sexual performance.
Smoking has been linked directly to sexual dysfunction in men,
and it's believed to have a similar effect in women. One noted
urologist, speaking on the news program "60 Minutes," said
when he sees a man smoking, he wonders "when" -- not "if" --
he will experience erectile dysfunction.
Studies show that tobacco-users in general don't live as long as
non-users.
Smoking makes its biggest assault on the lungs. People with
Chronic Obstructed Pulmonary Disease or Emphysema often
end up on oxygen and cannot live a normal life. Many can't walk
a few feet without having to sit down and try to catch their
breath. Cancer that starts in the lungs of many smokers can often
have devastating effects, spreading throughout the body to
involve the liver, kidneys, bones, and brain.
The Navy considers smoking as not only a health issue, but also
one that affects readiness, military bearing, and leadership by
example.
According to Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5100.13B of
February 11, 1998: "Tobacco use is considered the chief
preventable cause of premature death and disease in the United
States, killing more than 400,000 (19 percent of total deaths)
annually. Tobacco use in any form is addictive. Involuntary
exposure to tobacco smoke has been shown to cause cancer,
lung and heart disease in healthy nonsmokers."
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified
second-hand smoke - Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) -
as a "Group A" known human lung carcinogen (cancer-causing
agent). According to the Navy, tobacco use and ETS have an
adverse effect on mission readiness.
"Tobacco use adversely affects night vision, respiratory capacity,
and wound healing rates, and contributes to risk of cold injuries,
including frostbite. Statistically, smokers have higher accident
rates than do nonsmokers."
"Tobacco use harms readiness by imparing physical fitness and
by increasing illness, absenteeism, premature death, and health
care costs."
The Department of the Navy policy, according to the SECNAV
instruction, is to reduce tobacco use and protect nonsmokers
form involuntary exposure to ETS. "Where conflicts arise
between the rights of nonsmokers and the rights of smokers, the
rights of nonsmokers to a smoke-free air space shall prevail."
November is Smoking Cessation Month. Health Promotion
specialists can help smokers sign up for free tobacco cessation
programs. For information about how to quit, contact your
primary care manager at your military treatment facility.
For related news, visit the U. S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka,
Japan Navy NewsStand page at
www.news.navy.mil/local/nhyoko.
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NNS021104-32. USS Enterprise Wins Top DoD Maintenance
Award for 2002
Special news release from the Department of Defense
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of Defense Donald H.
Rumsfeld announced Oct. 31 that the nuclear aircraft carrier
USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is the 2002 winner of the Phoenix
Trophy, recognizing it as the best of the Department of Defense's
field-level maintenance units.
The presentation was made Oct. 30 during an awards banquet
held in conjunction with the 2002 DoD Maintenance Symposium
and Exhibition in Reno, Nev.
The Phoenix Trophy was presented to crewmembers of the Big
"E", the world's first nuclear-powered carrier, by Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for logistics and materiel readiness Diane
K. Morales and Air Force Lt. Gen. Paul Hester, commander,
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command.
Enterprise was recognized for recovering more than 14,000
aircraft during operations Southern Watch and Enduring
Freedom without a single flight missed due to equipment failure
or unavailability.
Other units receiving Secretary of Defense Awards in recognition
of outstanding achievements in military equipment and weapon
system maintenance were:
Small Category - A Company, 201st Forward Support
Battalion, Vilseck, Germany, Army; 510th Fighter Squadron,
Aviano Air Base, Italy, Air Force;
Medium Category - 9th Engineer Support Battalion, Camp
Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Marine Corps; 18th Maintenance
Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Air Force;
Large Category - 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base,
Alaska, Air Force.
For more DoD news, go to www.defenselink.mil.
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NNS021104-21. Sigonella Hospital Helps Sailors Make
Family-Smart Choices
By Brian Badura, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
SIGONELLA, Sicily (NNS) -- Raising a family is demanding -
physically, emotionally and financially - and many young Sailors
don't fully appreciate the challenges.
The Choices program, offered at U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella,
is helping educate them on the rigors of being a parent by letting
them experience parenthood without the long-term commitment.
Choices is a command-mandated program that began back in
1997. At the time, the single Sailor pregnancy rate was 62
percent NAS Sigonella.
The hospital's health promotions department, together with
leaders within the command, developed the educational program
to help curtail the trend.
"The initial focus was to try to make an impact on single Sailor
pregnancies," Tammy Loper, Choices program coordinator,
said.
To drive home the reality of caring for an infant, Choices
participants are required to care for a high-tech "baby simulator"
overnight. Controlled by software developed by a NASA
engineer, each simulator acts just like an infant when it's tired,
sick or hungry.
"These simulators are extraordinary, because the software can
measure things like attention and neglect," Loper said. "When
students bring them back to the class, we can download the
information to see how well they did."
Participants also have classroom instruction and discussions on
pregnancy awareness, lifestyle changes, parent responsibilities,
budgeting and sexually-transmitted diseases, among other topics.
Choices is presently being offered to single enlisted Sailors, male
and female, at U.S. Naval Air Station Sigonella's military
indoctrination for newly reporting personnel. The classes are
taught four times a month, and have had a dramatic impact on the
single Sailor pregnancy rate.
"Since the Choices program was started, the rate has dropped to
13 percent," Loper said.
Many other Navy commands are showing interest in the Choices
program as a result of the success of U.S. Naval Hospital
Sigonella' program.
For related news, visit the Navy Medicine Navy NewsStand
page at www.news.navy.mil/local/mednews.
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NNS021104-26. Centenarian CPO Celebrates 100th With
Music
By Journalist 1st Class(SW) Andrew Garten, Commander,
Navy Region Northwest Public Affairs
SALEM, Ore. (NNS) -- Navy Band Northwest traveled over
446 miles round trip to Salem, Ore., to pay tribute to one of their
own. Retired Chief Musician Elmer Melby celebrated his 100th
birthday on Navy Day, Oct. 13, and the band was there to play
just for him.
"We're here to honor his service and celebrate a part of Navy
music, a part of our heritage and history;" said Lt. j.g. Kenneth
Collins, director, Navy Band Northwest. "We get to meet
someone who's experienced so much and paved the way for us
to be where we are today."
Retired Chief Quartermaster Alfred Veronneau, local secretary
of the Fleet Reserve Association arranged for the Navy Band to
visit.
"This is really a dedication to him for his service in the Navy. And
I figured it was pretty appropriate to hold it on Navy Day," said
Veronneau. Melby's actual birthday is Oct. 17. Navy Band
Northwest played for Melby at a party at the Scottish Rite
Temple Lodge.
Melby was born in Manfred, S.D., on Oct. 17, 1902. He was
only 17 when he visited a Navy recruiter for the first time in
1919. When he told the skeptical recruiter that he was 21 years
of age, his recruiter told him to stick to his story.
"It was a patriotic time," he recalled. "After that, every time I told
someone my age, they didn't question it, they'd just say, 'Stick to
it.'"
Melby first learned to play drums in his father's band as a youth,
so enlisting in the Navy and joining the Navy Band was a natural.
In the Navy, Melby also learned how to play clarinet, saxophone
and violin. At this time every ship had it's own band. When not
playing, band members manned battle stations and kept the ships
clean.
When his first enlistment came to an end, he joined the Naval
Reserves. He then played in his brother's dance band until World
War II broke out.
Melby was called up from the Reserves and served again in the
Navy Band. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, he was stationed
onboard USS Northampton (CA 26), a part of the Enterprise
carrier group. His ship, homeported at Pearl Harbor, was 200
miles at sea during the attack.
After seeing several battles at sea, Melby was transferred to the
University of Georgia. His band replaced the college band whose
members had left to serve in the military. In Athens, Ga., Melby
met his future wife, Mary. They have four children, four
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
After Word War II, Melby transferred to the Naval Reserves
until he completed 30 years of service. He continued to play
music and enjoy other hobbies such as running in marathons,
swimming, golfing and raising racehorses. He and his wife walked
two to three miles everyday.
"It's a wonderful occasion," said Melby's son Jerry. "My father
always loved the Navy, and to be honored at this late time in his
life is truly exciting for him - especially having the band here
playing for him."
"I'm very excited about this," said Melby's granddaughter
Heather Setter. "My Grandpa is very proud of being in the Navy.
I almost cried when I came in, just seeing them and knowing
what all of this meant."
"I just think it's great any time the Navy can do something for a
person who contributed so much, at a time when the Navy
needed a lot to be done. He was a Navy musician, and this is the
best way we could honor him - with music," said Master Chief
Musician Tuck Daily.
For more information about the U.S. Navy music program, go to
www.bupers.navy.mil/navymusic.
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NNS021104-25. Hawk Heads to Sea Trained, Equipped,
Ready
By Journalist 1st Class (SW) Ryan Bell, USS Kitty Hawk
Public Affairs
ABOARD USS KITTY HAWK,At Sea (NNS) --
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) left its forward operating port of
Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 25, for a scheduled underway period in
the Western Pacific. While at sea, the ship's crew, along with the
embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and Destroyer Squadron
(DESRON) 15 is scheduled to engage in combined military
exercises with regional allies, and conduct unit-level training.
In preparation for this at-sea period, the Hawk/5 team
completed training designed to ensure every department within
Hawk is 100 percent ready to contribute to the ship's mission.
Personnel from Afloat Training Group (ATG) Western Pacific
and Naval Air Forces Pacific assessed the effectiveness of that
training, during a four-day sea trials period conducted Oct
15-18.
Sea trials resulted in Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific
(COMNAVAIRPAC) certifications of the ship's flight deck, air
traffic controllers, and the engineering plant fuel systems. Sea
trials also resulted in positive feedback from ATG on the crew's
ability to train itself, according to Lt. Cmdr. David Scott, Kitty
Hawk's training officer. "During sea trials, we did a thorough
assessment under the watch of ATG West Pac called Command
Assessment of Readiness and Training. This assessment went
well," Scott said.
As Hawk completed a major replenishment of ordnance during
her first day at sea with USNS Flint (T-AE 32), the crew shifted
its focus to the training opportunities that lie ahead.
"Coming up, we'll be doing intensive training with evolutions,
drills and GQ (general quarters) scenarios. ATG will be sending
out dedicated training teams periodically for department-specific
training. All this is in preparation for our Tailored Ship's Training
Availabilities, currently scheduled for the spring," Scott said.
Throughout the future training, one department will remain
particularly instrumental to the success of the others.
Kitty Hawk's Stock Control Officer Lt. Homero Ramos said the
ship's supply department stands ready to play an integral role in
the readiness of each department, each division and each Sailor
on board the ship. He noted that supply continues to meet its
responsibility to feed, equip, serve and support each Sailor on
board Kitty Hawk, as the department contends for its third
consecutive COMNAVAIRPAC Blue "E" supply management
excellence award.
"Our ability to execute our mission is a factor in Hawk/5
completing its mission - bombs on target," said Lt. Cmdr Donald
Hughes, Kitty Hawk assistant supply officer.
"The training office will also continue to provide the necessary
support in order to keep us, the tip of the spear, sharp," Scott
said.
For related news, visit the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Navy
NewsStand page at www.news.navy.mil/local/cv63 or
www.kittyhawk.navy.mil.
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NNS021104-16. Vinson Sailor Makes His Goal: All-Navy
Soccer Tryout
By Journalist 3rd Class Sarah Bibbs, USS Carl Vinson Public
Affairs
USS CARL VINSON (NNS) -- Photographer's Mate 3rd
Class John Williams has been a Sailor since 1998 but a soccer
player his entire life. Long before he was shooting pictures
aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), he was shooting goals on
the soccer field.
The sport has remained as the focal point of his life, however,
even while serving on sea duty.
Throughout Vinson's previous Western Pacific deployment,
Williams could be found late at night in the hangar bay, practicing
his soccer skills on the rough, non-skid surface, aiming not at nets
but at goals for his future.
Williams has aspired to play for the all-Navy soccer team since
the beginning of his enlistment, but his obligations as a Sailor
often took precedence over the opportunity to attend try outs.
Despite four frustrating years without a chance to prove his
abilities, he remained dedicated to both the Navy and the sport
he loved, eventually earning a long-awaited chance to compete
for a spot on the all-Navy team.
Earlier this month, Williams headed to Naval Station San Diego
to attend a 22-day training camp that serves as the tryout for the
all-Navy team. If selected, he will play with the Navy squad in
the Armed Forces Competition at Dover Air Force Base, Del.,
in early November.
"It's really a wonderful opportunity for him," said Chief
Photographer's Mate Daniel Smith, Williams' leading chief petty
officer.
Smith emphasized that the entire chain of command supported
Williams' all-Navy ambitions, because he proved himself a
worthy candidate both as a soccer player and as a Sailor.
"His attitude toward soccer overflows into his job," said Smith.
"He has the determination to get the job done no matter what it
takes. He's not afraid of commitment and has the mental
aggressiveness needed to take on collateral duties and the job at
hand."
Williams got a little help in his quest to attend training camp from
Lt. Joe Dupre. Dupre, the coach of the Carl Vinson soccer team,
wrote a recommendation letter for Williams' request.
He described Williams as "a leader on the field, with fitness and
shooting power that make him a marquee player and asset to any
team."
After returning from Vinson's previous six-month deployment in
January, Williams played on the ship's soccer team, as well as
with an indoor league and a semi-professional team in Seattle. He
played soccer at least five times per week.
"My body gets tired, but my mind never does," said Williams.
"The way I feel toward soccer is more than a love, it's a passion
for the game. It started when I was four and hasn't subsided.
Playing soccer is my life."
Throughout his adolescence, Williams played on several soccer
teams and competed in a variety of state and regional
competitions. When he graduated from high school, the
Syracuse, N.Y., native further honed his soccer skills at
Herkimer Community College, where his team won two
consecutive junior college national championships. Following two
years at this upstate New York school, Williams earned a soccer
scholarship to play for Radford University in Virginia.
A Herkimer schoolmate and current Carl Vinson shipmate, Hull
Technician 3rd Class Robert Rice, expressed confidence in
Williams' potential to be selected to the all-Navy team.
"Johnny will do well. He has the experience that makes him a
good leader on the field," he said. "He is an outstanding player
who really cares about soccer. He's not going to waste his
talent."
Rice, who also played on the Carl Vinson soccer team,
personally witnessed Williams' hunger to take his soccer talents
to a higher level. Williams hopes selection to the all-Navy soccer
team might gain him the exposure and opportunity to someday
play soccer professionally.
"It's the dream of all dreams. I've wanted to play professional
soccer since I was five," he said. "I'd play for free."
Before leaving for the all-Navy soccer camp, Williams was
awarded the West Sound Sports' Male Athlete of the Month
award for August. Williams received this recognition after being
named most-valuable player of Carl Vinson's team during
post-season tournament play.
For related news, visit the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Navy
NewsStand page at www.news.navy.mil/local/cvn70.
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NNS021105-02. Daily News Update for Nov. 5, 2002
From the Navy News Service
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The following stories are airing on
Television Direct-to-Sailor (TV-DTS), a satellite television
service available aboard 160 ships of the fleet and via the Navy
NewsStand Web site at www.news.navy.mil.
Two-minute newscast-
- USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), acting as a stand-in mine warfare
command ship, recently participated in a mine countermeasures
exercise in the Gulf of Mexico.
- A federal judge imposed a temporary ban recently on the use
of the U.S. Navy's new surveillance towed array sonar system
(low frequency active), or SURTASS LFA.
One-minute newscast-
- The Navy has suspended search and rescue operations for the
missing pilot of an F/A-18 Hornet that crashed Nov. 3 in the
Adriatic Sea.
Navy News Service headlines newscast-
- A missing F/A-18 Hornet pilot assigned to strike fighter
squadron 34, embarked on USS George Washington (CVN
73), has been identified as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Edward Clukey.
- USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is the 2002 winner of the Phoenix
Trophy, recognizing it as the best of the Department of Defense's
field level maintenance units.
Daily News Update features three newscasts each day -- one
two-minute cast, a one-minute cast and a one-minute Navy
News Service headlines cast.
Daily News Update can be seen broadcast throughout the day
and evening on the Direct-to-Sailor satellite network. Check
your local DTS program schedule for air times. Daily News
Update can also be seen throughout the world on the Armed
Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS).
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NNS020719-18. This Day in Naval History - Nov. 06
From the Navy News Service
1851 - U.S. Navy expedition under command of Lieutenant
William
Lewis Herndon, on a mission to explore the valley of the Amazon
and its tributaries, reaches Iquitos in the jungle region of the
upper Amazon after their departure from Lima, Peru.
1941 - On Neutrality Patrol, USS Omaha (CL 4) and USS
Somers (DD 381) intercept the German blockade runner
Odenwald disguised as U.S. freighter, board her after the
German crew abandoned the ship, and brought the ship to San
Juan, Puerto Rico, where the boarding party was awarded
salvage shares.
1942 - First officer and enlisted women from training schools
report for shore duty around the USA.
1951 - Soviet aircraft shoot at Neptune Patrol bomber (VP-6)
on weather reconnaissance mission near Siberia. U.S. aircraft
fails to return.
1967 - Helicopter from USS Coral Sea (CVA 43) rescues
37-man crew of Liberian freighter Royal Fortunes aground on
reef in Tonkin Gulf
For more information on naval history, visit the Naval Historical
Center Web site at www.history.navy.mil.
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