Here's another version for the collection (spot report written by KJW)
www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/SpotReports_March1969.pdfHow could fire have continued for 5000 meters if Kerry took a hard left turn to help PCF3?
Spot Reports for March, 1969 [pdf: 301kb]GR. PCF 23 JOINED AT CAI NUOC. PCFS WITH MSF EMBARKED DEPARTED CAI NUOC AT 1445H PROCEEDING DOWN BAY HAP. AT VQ 995770 MINE DETONATED UNDER PCF 3 LIFTIN BOAT ABOUT 2-3 FT OUT OF WATER. VERY HEAVY BLK SMOT OBSERVED AT SAME TIME BOATS RCVD HEAVY A/W AND S/A FROM BOTH BANKS. FIRE CONTINUED FOZNABOUT 5000 METERS. TWO OTHER MINE EXPLOSIONS OVC RVED. ALL BOATS AND MSF RETURNED FIRE A D ATTEMPTED ASSIST PCF 3. PCF 94 PICKED UP MSF ADVISOR WHO WENT OVERBOARD. 94 TOWED PCF 3 AS BUCKET BRIGADE CONTROLLED FLOODING. PCF43 TOOK ALL WIA TO USCGC SPENCER DOR TREATMENT. PCF 94 AND 51 ASSISTED PCF 3. LCVP ITH D/C PARTY WAS IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED FROM WASHTENAW COUNTY. BOAT DAMAGE SEPARATE MSG. SPOTTER AIRCRAFT IN AREA SPOTTED AND RF/PF CAI NUOC FIRED 4.2MORTAR AFTER BOATS CLEARED. ONE SECONDARY EXPLOSION VICINITY WQ 010782
How could fire have continued for 5000 meters if all boats stopped dead in the water to assist PCF3?
This report says there were a total of 3 mine explosions, but does not mention any of them being in the proximity of PCF94.
A separate report filed by Kerry that day reports extensive damage to PCF94 (same link as above).
Many have concluded that this report describes the damage to PCF 3 caused by the mine explosion, not PCF94.