This collage of orange and blue indicates that something unusual approaches . . .
0846 hr . . .
0904
Atlantic Salvor might have been headed out on a long range mission, but
at this point, I realized this mission would begin in the Lower Bay of the sixth boro along with
lots of other vessels, although
something new this year was the escort of four commercial tugs: Sassafras, Miriam Moran,
Atlantic Salvor, and Normandy. 1150. I was happy to find someone to talk to.
It’s fleet week NYC. Welcome all.
It’s USS DDG 96,
HMCS D 282,
WMEC 911,
HMCS MM 700,
HMCS MM 708,
LHD 5,
DDG 99,
and LSD 43.
At 1216, Eric McAllister joins the welcome party . . .
WLM 552.
An E-2 flew by too.
The message on the port wheel well ((?) amused me.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
Here was last year’s arrival.
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May 26, 2016 at 9:18 pm
JED!
ATHABASKAN has been around for a WHILE. I remember my first ship made a port visit to Roosey Roads back in the late 80’s where I found my way aboard ATHABASKAN in search of leather for knife sheaths. Le Petit Accent Québécois was WAY out of context for this northern Vermonter.
They painted out their ships in Winter down in Roosey because the water was warm. Us stuffy American Sailors were VERY jealous of the Canadians clad in swim trunks rolling out their sides from inner tubes at the waterline.