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14 years ago today a shipmate was lost
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:15 am
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:15 am
CNN.com
Williams was a great guy.
Williams was a great guy.
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Dwayne Williams, a 23-year old petty officer third class from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was chasing a football Friday morning when he tripped and fell over the side of the ship, plunging 70 feet into the Atlantic, Tjepkema said.
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The Nassau was about 900 miles [1,440 kilometers] off the Virginia coast, traveling about 18 knots [20.7 mph].
It was a clear day, and Williams could be seen waving his arms in the water, the captain said. Crew members threw him a float coat to help him stay buoyant and a smoke float, which allows someone lost at sea to send smoke signals, Tjepkema said.
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Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:16 am to Azranod
did he not get the float?
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:34 am to Azranod
yall didn't have nets around the flight deck? on a carrier if you fall off you land in a little net.
we had a few folks fall overboard, as far as I know only one was recovered
we had a few folks fall overboard, as far as I know only one was recovered
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:36 am to Azranod
Sounds clumsy. Darwin Award right here.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:37 am to Azranod
Explain to non-sailors how he is not rescued please.
Seems like you dispatch a helo immediately.
Even if flight ops are canceled, that means it just sucks if you fall overboard?
Also good thing this was before the USN wore that awesome blue camo; you would have never seen him.
Seems like you dispatch a helo immediately.
Even if flight ops are canceled, that means it just sucks if you fall overboard?
Also good thing this was before the USN wore that awesome blue camo; you would have never seen him.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:55 am to Azranod
Iirc a guy fell off a carrier in the eighties and his absence wasnt noticed immediately. He survived several days and was picked up by a local fishing boat. This was in the Indian Ocean, with warm water and calm seas. A little different than the incident described by OP.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 12:00 pm to Azranod
I saw a sailor nearly go in. our ship listed heavily when a swell hit. he slid down the deck, and did a flip on the rail. caught himself somehow and put his leg back over.
my concern would be getting chopped up by the prop.
my concern would be getting chopped up by the prop.
This post was edited on 5/24/17 at 12:02 pm
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