How 'bout them SOX?
Posted on 07/31/2017 1:50:02 PM PDT by NorCoGOP
Norfolk, Va. — The Navy’s search for a possible diver who was trespassing in the waters surrounding the piers at Naval Station, Norfolk, will likely continue for some time, a Navy official said.
“They are still searching for the possible diver,” said Kelly Wirfel, spokeswoman for Naval Station Norfolk in an email around 2:30 p.m. Monday.
“It will most likely take some time until they can clear the entire area,” Wirfel said.
Norfolk’s piers and ships were put on lock down Monday morning after reports of a possible diver in the water.
“At 9 a.m. this morning a shipboard watch stander reported a possible diver in the water,” said Kelly Wirfel, spokeswoman for Naval Station Norfolk. “That sighting was confirmed by multiple other watch standers and the situation is still under investigation.”
Wirfel said the Navy Criminal Investigation Service, Navy explosive ordnance disposal, Naval Station Norfolk base security and fire departments are still on scene investigating.
“All piers remain on lockdown and ships are in a security alert status,” she said.
The base itself is not locked down, only the piers, she said. It remains unclear when the lockdown will be lifted.
Stay tuned to Navy times for further information as it becomes available.
Give me one ping and only one ping.
Wow, I automatically read that with a Scottish brogue.
Hunt for Red October is one of the few movies I have ever sought out for a second and third viewing. Excellent!
Good movie and excellent book. Funny how the mind works.
“There is a true story about British Navy diver who went missing while inspecting the hull of a Soviet navy ship docked at a UK port during the cold war.”
Cmdr. Lionel Crabb RN may have died while “inspecting” a Soviet cruiser in Portsmouth Harbor in 1956. A colorful gent, whether he was murdered, became prisoner and subsequent defector, Crabb’s fate remains a Cold War mystery. Neither side ever owned up to his fate.
“At this point my lungs were aching for air”
“At this point my lungs were burnt to a crisp”
Cue up Crow T.Robot.
The ugly face of Richard Marcinko popped into my mind when I read the headline.
How 'bout them SOX?
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Yep.
“Demo Dick”
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