[sneakypete]

Travis,what about the SEAL landing on a area marked on the map as "Sea Snake Beach",or some similiar name? I also heard that some of the sea-insert SEALS were fried when a Admiral ordered active sonar and other electronic devices utilized while they were in the water near his area. Any truth to all this?

[Travis McGee]

/1/ I never heard of a "sea snake beach" incident. I know of several incidents where SEALs found themselves amidst 100s of large sharks, but never heard of any SEALs eaten.

/2/ It's a myth that sonar pinging harms divers. I have been in the water very close to pinging sonar, it's just a loud ringing "PING" sound. No big deal. In Beirut we had any destroyers in the area ping, but only to frighten the potential swimmers. (We spread false rumors that it would sterilize divers.) We also tossed 2.5# socks of C-4 off our fast boats every few minutes all through the ship anchorage, again, the odds of hitting a diver were negligible, it was mostly a scare tactic.