Great shot of Gaines Beach on the other side of Subic Bay. Those waters also contain wreckage of numerous Spanish, Japanese and American vessels. On the far right shore is the most famous Subic City.. No pirates there.
Yes, I saw that earlier in the thread. It does bring back memories.
I left Cubi from that Carrier Pier, as a refugee, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in June 1991, following the Mount Pinatubo eruption. Everything was covered by ash, at that time, and the runway could not be used. The place where I worked was abandoned because of damage and I was told that I no longer had a job. I went back later to pack out our household goods.
I spent lots of time in that area through the years. 1963-1967 aboard the Coral Sea during Viet Nam, seeing the Bay full of anchored ships and all the docks and piers full also. The gate being closed because there were 10,000 Sailors and Marines out in Olongapo already. Riding the cattle trailers from the main gate to the Cubi Carrier Pier. Then seven years sailing with Military Sealift Command out of Yokohama, the last year of that, 1975, homeported in Subic. Later I came back, for more abuse, as a civilian employee, working, in country, out of Subic.. A real glutton for punishment, but someone had to do it.
I am a lifetime member of the VFW in Barrio Barretto and still have contacts there. My wife is Filipina so I have been back to visit several times.