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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 884
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What was the worst liberty(?) port you ever pulled into. For me it had to be Dajabouti. What a sh-t hole with a thousand beggars. Horrible place. It made Augusta Bay, Scicily seem great. Bangkok rated number 1. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1670
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Okinawa. Only because we pulled in for only one day, and I had the duty. I offered to pay someone to take my topside watch, but the leading PO rejected it. Spent my topside watch looking at the poisonous sea snakes basking on the boat's pressure hull (apparently they felt the vibration), and listening to guys coming back saying it was the best liberty they ever had. Since then I've only been to Okinawa's airport.
I love traveling, especially in any foreign country. As a civilian I did a lot of traveling. The only two places in the states I have no desire to ever see again are Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and Mansfield, Ohio - both places because: I never got decent weather, there was nothing for me to do afterhours, and the city of Mansfield didn't sell alcohol on Sunday. Nothing against the people I interfaced with in these two cities, but those are two places I'd hate to spend a weekend in. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1254
Location: NE Florida | Subject: RE: Port call
Safaga, Egypt, up the Red Sea from Djibuti. Hot. Beggars. Rip you off if you didn't argue. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1287
Location: Hopewell Junction NY | Subject: RE: Port call
Lots of port calls in THE MED. Naples was rated lower than most. But plenty to do just a short distance away. like Capri, Vesuvius |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2714
Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: Port call
Djibuti by far the worst, Naples a close second. |
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Senior Crew
Posts: 232
Location: San Diego, CA | Subject: RE: Port call
The weather in Adak the worst for having to be topsde during refueling the boat.
We didn't have to worry about beggers |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1254
Location: NE Florida | Subject: RE: Port call
I left Seadragon at Adak under orders to Key West. I think that's the longest transfer in the continental US.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1287
Location: Hopewell Junction NY | Subject: RE: Port call
While in ET "A" school, poor performers wee threatened with orders to ADAK. However I've also read that it was not really a bad duty site. |
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