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By *The federal government is wasting time and tens of thousands of dollars of public money by considering impractical sites for port expansion, state port leaders charged Tuesday *State gives $5 million; Hunting Island renourishment project won't begin until 2005 *Off shore catches include 30-pound amberjack, red snapper *Sea turtle deaths approach record *State promotes Florida shrimp
On page 30 under the heading: The Corvette Pink with four stragglers. I have called her Captain Atkins, it should read Atkinson please. I have done it again twice on the next page 31, I would be grateful if you could fix my errors, thank you.
31. Osprey, I can vividly recall hearing my first PING returning from a live submarine, it is the metallic sound that impinges upon one's memory, never to be forgotten. You can be standing on the bridge of a searching anti-submarine vessel, not paying a great deal of attention, suddenly the bridge loud speaker will give out an echo that has come from a submerged submarine, you immediately come alive, aware that its a true echo Although the fuel level remaining in Pink was a problem, and the extra speed needed for an attack would bite into any reserve, Atkins did not hesitate. He attacked with a 3 charge drop, on regaining contact after running over his target, off went a 10 charge pattern. Pink followed her target, and the ahead throwing HedgeHog was ordered to unleash its 24 projectiles from only 250 yards away, the mounting miss fired. Contact was regained, and another 10 DC pattern sent off, set at 250 and 385 feet, ( a depth charge has the facility to preset the depth at which it will explode just prior to firing ) Contact was maintained, and a fourth attack made, Atkins believed his quarry had gone even deeper, this last set of charges were timed to explode at 350 and 550 feet. Three large bubbles burst on the surface about 500 yards astern, no evidence of debris from a breaking up boat, Again the Hedge Hog was fired, but all 24 projectiles exploded on striking the water ( this weapon is only designed for the projectiles to explode on impact with a submarine, thereby confirming an actual hit, another malfunction. ) Atkin's four charges were some distance away without any protection, but he decided to risk one last attack, 8 light DC's at 350 and 550 feet, and two with their depth set at 700 feet were released, Atkins conned his ship about 1,500 yards away, to sit off to the side and listen for any sign of the U-Boat, not a peep. He abandoned the hunt and shaped a course to
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