Sea Story
Yes, Virginia, there was a time when the US was in something that wasn't quite combat with the Soviet Union. We played games with each other night and day. Sometimes you were the dog, sometimes you were the hydrant.
Which leads us to this magnificent tale about the US carrier Forrestal and an encounter with a Soviet trawler. Officially a 'fishing' trawler, but in fact an electronic listening station designed to obtain as much intelligence about our naval operations as possible.
If not for the rudder that was the size of the side of a barn....not a barn door...the whole side of the barn, this trawler might not have lived to see another day.
by Dann
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