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U. S. Navy Sea Stories
| Ship: | Who Added: | When Added: |
| USS McKee AS-41 | Jim Lyall | 03 Dec 2008 |
Trash Barges & a Dunking |
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| When we were in Cold Bay, Alaska that barge didn't nearly sink us. It tore a 40 foot gash in the side of the ship approximately 10-20 feet from the waterline. I should know, I had to supervise plenty of crane lifts from the barge. If anything that damn barge nearly killed my one day when I slipped on the orange pilots ladder we had rigged to the side of the ship. I remember climbing the ladder and the next thing I knew I was waist deep in the water. I looked up the ladder and saw the top of the barge go OVER my head and fast coming towards me. I shot up that ladder so fast I probably broke the sound barrier. That was scary. | ||
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