Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- Vessel Name
- Alaskan Sea-Duction
- Vessel Make
- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Blog has been updated. Here is bit of it:
We rode the outgoing current all the way to Port Angeles. The water was calm and pleasant. We could see big ships making their way to port under the watchful eye of VTS. Then we saw a strange ship. As we got closer, we saw it was a submarine being escorted into the Sound. There was an inter ring of USCG ships protecting the sub, then the outer ring with smaller boats with BIG guns on the front and back. We were outside the outer ring. Far enough to be outside the ring, but not far enough to not gain attention. I told Kay about the sub. The next thing she was doing I couldn’t believe.
She was out on the bow taking pictures of a Top-Secret nuclear submarine.
I asked Kay what the hell are you doing. Kay, “Taking pictures of the submarine. WHAT? I went into panic mode as one of the outer ring, heavily armed, patrol boat noticed it too! The boat was heading our way with guns on us. I told Kay to get inside and put that d$$$$$ camera down!! And HURRY!! She came in and I maintained my course and speed. The armed boat came within 150 feet of us at full speed, then pointed the boat at us with the big gun and a young fella with his finger on the trigger! He went parallel to us turning up the water, did I say he had a BIG GUN!!
After the sub was well off in the distance at our stern the gun boat retreated. What the heck Kay? What did I do, she asked? I said on the bow taking pictures of a Top-Secret Nuclear Submarine that’s what you did! Wait what is that smell and squishy stuff in my pants??
Final Thoughts and Numbers later
We rode the outgoing current all the way to Port Angeles. The water was calm and pleasant. We could see big ships making their way to port under the watchful eye of VTS. Then we saw a strange ship. As we got closer, we saw it was a submarine being escorted into the Sound. There was an inter ring of USCG ships protecting the sub, then the outer ring with smaller boats with BIG guns on the front and back. We were outside the outer ring. Far enough to be outside the ring, but not far enough to not gain attention. I told Kay about the sub. The next thing she was doing I couldn’t believe.
She was out on the bow taking pictures of a Top-Secret nuclear submarine.
I asked Kay what the hell are you doing. Kay, “Taking pictures of the submarine. WHAT? I went into panic mode as one of the outer ring, heavily armed, patrol boat noticed it too! The boat was heading our way with guns on us. I told Kay to get inside and put that d$$$$$ camera down!! And HURRY!! She came in and I maintained my course and speed. The armed boat came within 150 feet of us at full speed, then pointed the boat at us with the big gun and a young fella with his finger on the trigger! He went parallel to us turning up the water, did I say he had a BIG GUN!!
After the sub was well off in the distance at our stern the gun boat retreated. What the heck Kay? What did I do, she asked? I said on the bow taking pictures of a Top-Secret Nuclear Submarine that’s what you did! Wait what is that smell and squishy stuff in my pants??
Final Thoughts and Numbers later