And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Similar to how my father in law described arriving at island 51W (outer island in the Pye Islands I think) off Alaska during WW2, boat would go up and you jump for the rock, boat comes up again and someone threw your bag to you, repeat. First thing they constructed was a ramp for landing craft to deliver supplies. They built an air search radar to help protect Homer, Alaska.
the island is a giant (volcanic?) rock. the people / government have never built any breakwaters on any of the "ports" of the island. similarly, the airport does not have landing lights. the govt is / has been thinking about both. the US might pay for both under a defense agreement with Philippines. Interest renewed due to fear of China intentions to Taiwan, 100 miles away.
What is shown is a landing without enough improvements. Even in the good ol USA there were such places. Granted, my memories are from the 50s and 60s, but I do recall being shoved and tossed across such aqueous hazards when making such arrivals.
Radio Island, North Carolina for example. It wasn't so much the big wave as it was the washing machine effect. Or, the surge and back wash at many places in the Hawaiian islands. Of course, the landing at Noyo river too.
Boated 15 years in what’s considered the most dangerous inlet in North America. Reason was - it was so shallow a channel had to constantly be cut and maintained year round (joke was, “if you crashed, no big deal cause you can just walk home”). To the naked eye it was 8miles of open water, but in reality only a 40 ft width lane of usable water. Yes there were markers, but sometimes a considerable distance between, or the tide changed the path of the channel. If you didn’t know… good luck. Proud to boast I never grounded, but that was due to reserving in the local cg base. I always new the most up to date aids to navigation data.
I'd say, "Fuck it, take be back."
ReplyDeleteI could pass on that forever.
ReplyDeleteDang! And whomever is piloting that boat has skills, not to mention the deckhands rope handling.
ReplyDeleteSimilar to how my father in law described arriving at island 51W (outer island in the Pye Islands I think) off Alaska during WW2, boat would go up and you jump for the rock, boat comes up again and someone threw your bag to you, repeat. First thing they constructed was a ramp for landing craft to deliver supplies. They built an air search radar to help protect Homer, Alaska.
ReplyDeletethe island is a giant (volcanic?) rock. the people / government have never built any breakwaters on any of the "ports" of the island. similarly, the airport does not have landing lights. the govt is / has been thinking about both. the US might pay for both under a defense agreement with Philippines. Interest renewed due to fear of China intentions to Taiwan, 100 miles away.
ReplyDeleteIt's the beer run
ReplyDeleteA few swells, I don't see the big deal.
ReplyDeletePORT a place where ships may ride secure from storms : haven
ReplyDeleteWhat is shown is a landing without enough improvements. Even in the good ol USA there were such places. Granted, my memories are from the 50s and 60s, but I do recall being shoved and tossed across such aqueous hazards when making such arrivals.
ReplyDeleteRadio Island, North Carolina for example. It wasn't so much the big wave as it was the washing machine effect. Or, the surge and back wash at many places in the Hawaiian islands. Of course, the landing at Noyo river too.
A port in any storm?
ReplyDeleteBoated 15 years in what’s considered the most dangerous inlet in North America. Reason was - it was so shallow a channel had to constantly be cut and maintained year round (joke was, “if you crashed, no big deal cause you can just walk home”). To the naked eye it was 8miles of open water, but in reality only a 40 ft width lane of usable water. Yes there were markers, but sometimes a considerable distance between, or the tide changed the path of the channel. If you didn’t know… good luck. Proud to boast I never grounded, but that was due to reserving in the local cg base. I always new the most up to date aids to navigation data.
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