With Extra Security, (New York)City Welcomes Navy For Fleet Week

NY1 ^ | 5/22/02 | unknown

[Pyro7480]

With Extra Security, City Welcomes Navy For Fleet Week

MAY 22ND, 2002

In light of recent warnings about more terrorist attacks, the city and the Coast Guard are fortifying security measures for "Fleet Week.”

After sailing in a parade under the Verrazano Bridge and around the tip of Manhattan, saluting the World Trade Center site as they pass, 20 warships, including one from Canada and one from Denmark, and 6,000 sailors will dock on the West Side of Manhattan Wednesday for the annual celebration of Naval services, now in its 15th year.

The public will be invited onboard the ships during their weeklong stay, until May 28. This is the first time the Navy has invited the public onboard any of its ships since September 11. Special tours of the ships will be given to firefighters, police officers and others who helped with the rescue, recovery and cleanup at the World Trade Center site.

All visitors will be screened with airport-like security, and the NYPD will have checkpoints set up on area bridges. The Coast Guard has also instituted several restrictions on non-naval vessels.

Boats cannot come closer than 100 yards to moving naval ships, and they must stay at least 200 yards away from docked ships. Private vessels must also stay at least 150 yards from the United Nations and Ellis and Liberty islands and least 25 yards from all bridges, piers and tunnels.

“We've been dealing very closely with the federal authorities, with the Naval Investigative Service, with the Navy itself,” Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday. “I think we are prepared for any eventuality.”

The parade of ships begins around 10:30 a.m.
For more information about Fleet Week, go to www.fleetweek.com.

[Pyro7480]

For even more info., go to Fleet Week New York 2002. Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! Fly the flag proudly! Remember those who died for our great nation.

[Clemenza]

My advice to our boys in the Navy: Beware of prostitutes with Adam's Apples.

[Pyro7480]

LOL. Random comment for the thread, but good advice. :-Þ

[tracer]

Indeed. They give new meaning to a "Fleet enema"...

[Pyro7480]

Ships participating in parade of ships today:
1. USCG EAGLE 11. USCGC STURGEON BAY
2. ONR STARFISH (YP 679) 12. HDMS THETIS
3. USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55) 13. USS SENTRY (MCM 3)
4. USS KINGFISHER (MHC 56) 14. USS BOONE (FFG 28)
5. USS RAMAGE (DDG 61) 15. USS ROSS (DDG 71)
6. USCGC RIDLEY 16. HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN
7. USS HAYLER (DD 997) 17. USCGC ESCANABA
8. USS ROBIN (MHC 54) 18. USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7)
9. USS ELROD (FFG 55) 19. USS PETERSON (DD 969)

Planes participating in flyover today:
VFA - 86 TWO F/A-18 HORNETS MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, SC
VMA - 231 TWO AV-8B II+ HARRIERS CHERRY POINT, NC
VMFA - 224 TWO FA-18 D 'S MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, SC
VAW - 123 & VAW - 126 TWO E-2C HAWKEYES NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VA
VP - 92 ONE P-3A ORION BRUNSWICK,ME
VF - 32 TWO F-14B TOMCATS NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, VA

[nutmeg]

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[Betteboop]

I had plans to take our exchange student into NYC on Friday for some more sightseeing before I knew it was Fleet Week. Should I take an attractive, tall, blonde 19 year old Swedish girl into the city now????

[NYC GOP Chick]

We walked down there and watched just about the whole procession. Very touching when each ship paused by the WTC (which is a couple of blocks inland) and everyone on board stood at attention and saluted. I took a lot of pictures and can put them up later, if anyone might be interested.

[rmlew]

I had plans to take our exchange student into NYC on Friday for some more sightseeing before I knew it was Fleet Week. Should I take an attractive, tall, blonde 19 year old Swedish girl into the city now????

Yes. And my place is available if she needs to sleep over.

[Betteboop]

If you are tall, she'll be interested!! She's a bright girl and has been here in high school for a year! Graduates in a month and then goes back to a little island off the mainland!