Edited by author 12-11-2008 12:08 AM
To Allan Opie.

I remember the incident with the Russian Trawler. We and I think the USS Cowell were ordered out of Treasure Island to steam north to intercept and shadow a trawler suspected of being a "Spy Ship". It was winter and we hit very stormy weather and rough seas off of Washington. I used to have a picture I took of the other destroyer with waves breaking over the stack. While on station one of the snipes accidently fell from a latter in the engine room seriously injuring his spine. We had to go back to Treasure Island to get him medical attention. The other thing I remember about that trip north was that the hatch to the after crew sleeping quaters sprung a leak by waves breaking over the fan tail. It was latched down from below, but leaked all the way home. No one could repair it because it was to dangerous to go on deck. Everything in the after compartment was soaked. I was Radarman 3 from Feb 1966 to Feb 1968. I not sure which year the incident occurred in, but it did happen.

bobconcrawford@adelphia.net