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Features
A Civilian
Mariner's Last Liberty Call, A civilian mariner who has had too much to drink
dies when he falls overboard from a liberty launch while trying to
climb onto the fuel pier where his ship is moored. By
Lt. Jim Moss
You Arm for War...,
The author explains why it's so important for all hands to wear the
prescribed PPE during yard periods. By
ABH1 John Baran
...And You Thought You
Have Bad Days, Despite bad
weather, a submarine gets underway, and 12 shipmates end up trapped
topside. By HMCS(SS) Brett Darnell
Articles
Think You're Made of
Steel? Think Again, Two
Sailors go for a drive with less than four hours of sleep in the
previous 48 hours. Only one lives to tell about their mistake. By
Lt. Tom Binner
The Perfect
Wave, A Sailor on only his second deployment
with a helicopter detachment finds out the power of the sea. By
AT3 Scott Bickler
How We
Managed a Successful Yard Period, The
authors describe the steps taken aboard their ship. By
Lt. Fred Kacher and Ens. Brian Degnan
Saving Space, the
Oceans, and Marine Life, Navy
ships like the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson do their part
to protect the environment by using plastic-recycling plants. By
JO2 Sherry Velonis
Why We Have
Man-Overboard Drills, A
personal experience shows why these seemingly endless drills are so
important. By Mid'n. 1/C Brian Nichols
Why Did This Happen
to Me?, A
typical underway day is shattered when a Sailor loses the tips of
some fingers in a job-related mishap. By LCdr. Michael White
Almost Got My Goat,
With flight quarters set and a LAMPS-helo
crew scheduled to land in five minutes, a ship's CO orders gunner's
mates to hold target practice on a dead goat floating in the water. By
LCdr. Jim Raimondo
Is Your
Second Line of Defense Ready?, If
a steering casualty arises during a connected replenishment, the
watch team in after steering must be ready to take control. By
JO2 Sherry Velonis
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How's
Your Restricted-Maneuvering Doctrine?, The author explains why standard
guidance isn't adequate for handling a steering casualty during
connected replenishment. By Cdr. Ed
Bunker, USN(Ret.)
What a Relief! It's
Only a Bad Circuit, When
a ship's safety-department LCPO hears the fire party called away to
the site of an earlier fire, he mistakenly figures the cause will be
same as the first time. By ABHC(AW)
Narda Looney
Nearly Cornered
by Exploding Toilets, The
author completes a workout, takes a shower, and is ready to get
dressed when she learns someone has padlocked her in the head. A
sign on the door says hydro blasting soon will occur. By
Lt. Corinne Parker
Hydro Blasting
Keeps Waste Pipes Clean, A
look at what's involved with hydro blasting aboard the aircraft
carrier USS Carl Vinson. By JO2
Sherry Velonis
Famous Last
Words: "They're Not Hazardous", A ship's electrician's mates assure
everyone their rack lights are safe, even though the lights have
wires hanging from them. One, however, catches fire. By AZCM(AW) Douglas Lewis
When You
Don't Adapt to Changing Conditions, A
midshipman pays the price for an instructor not applying operational
risk management to deteriorating weather conditions. By Mid'n. 1/C Jon Vanbragt
The Cake's
Still Baking, But..., With
a ship pitching and rolling, the night baker ignores a suggestion to
use deep pans for baking and ends up causing an oven fire. By
MSC(SW) Robert Reed
Nowhere To Run,
A DC2 explains the difference between
fighting fires in civilian life and fighting them aboard USS George
Washington. By JO1(AW) John Joyce
Fair Winds and
Following Seas!, The
Fathom editor bids farewell as he moves to Ashore
magazine.
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