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OOOOOOOOOPS!

"Honest Admiral, we were tied up at the time!"
or
"You should have seen the other guy"
 

The Other Guy

The US Coast Guard Ship "Courier"

From Ralph Hanson

What I am about to tell you is clouded with 31 years of cobwebs, but I will tell you what I saw and remember as the best of my memory can recall.

I was the leading signalman on duty the day we were returning to port, I don't recall what day it was nor the month, but it was either in May or June. I say this because I was due to get discharged in July and was afraid that the court of inquiry was going to interfere with my discharge.

We were returning to port after doing local ops for a short duration , the time of day was around mid-day and it was a beautiful clear sunny day. We were approaching the Hampton roads channel and a Coast Guard ship ( I don't recall which one- but I was told it was a training ship) was coming toward us from the other direction. The crew of the Coast Guard ship was in formation on the Forecastle and remained in formation right up to the moment of the collision ( which I thought sort of comical as they all fell forward like bowling pins when we hit.) I think we ( the Pocono ) were at fault. My lookouts informed the officer of the deck that we were on a collision course with the Coast Guard and I remember him telling us that we had the right of
way and thanked us for the info. The Coast Guard ship sounded his whistle warning us but we never gave way or altered our course. At the last minute the officer of the deck hollered to sound the collision alarm and to brace for impact. The rest, as they say is history.

I don't know if you have a different version than that, and I will admit that some of this might be wrong but it is the way I recall it happening.  Please accept my apologies for not remembering the dates or time of the collision.

Ships Store 1970
Left to right:  Chuck Grecco SH-2, LTJG Randy Moskalik (where are you?)
[Great calendar!]

1970 Ft. Lauderdale
Left to Right:  Robert Buzney, Thomas Matthews, Chuck Grecco

This is a short timers farewell get together.
L-R 1. ?  2. Don Jackson  3. 'Butch' Sauger  4. ?  5. Parrish  6. ?  7.  ?
Help us fill in the unknown names (a party this good does affect the memory!)

Flag on the flight deck, March 1967
Left: John Minnatee, right:  'Butch' Sauger

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