To: Robe
How about that little ship on the Lady? Were those the explosives crew?
4 posted on
05/18/2006 12:54:32 PM PDT by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll. 17,400+ snide replies and counting!)
To: theDentist
I noticed that too. Seems like that could be risky business getting that little boat off the deck if the carrier didn't sink quite the way they expected.
7 posted on
05/18/2006 12:57:57 PM PDT by
Prince Caspian
(Don't ask if it's risky... Ask if the reward is worth the risk)
To: theDentist
Yeah..who left the little boat..maybe it was a bunch of Cubans..illegals...LOL
To: theDentist; Prince Caspian; Youngman442002
Per the Navy's article, that was a support boat that was carrying generators and equipment used by the sink crew that was too bulky to lift off and couldn't be sunk. It was waterproofed and tied down in the boat, and the boat was left on the flight deck to float off as the carrier went down.
49 posted on
05/18/2006 1:23:20 PM PDT by
Tennessee_Bob
("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
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