Every so often, we as seagoers are reminded that the mundane may rapidly transform into the perilous, even without a human enemy.  Such moments can bring out the best and worst in our nature.  Twenty-one years ago today routine operations onboard the USS Bonefish (SS-582) and USS Carr (FFG 52) uderwent such a change.  A naval blogger of longstanding, xformed over at chaoticsynapticactivity was onboard the Carr and has previously written about that experience.  Today, he brings new details to light gained through the venue of new media and contacts enabled through his blog.  It is a selfless story of sacrifice and goes straight to the heart of the discussion elsewhere in these pages about tradition, service and, dare I say it, ethos. 

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• Thomas Latiolais

  Greetings to all. I was Navigator during the casualty. Thank you Mike Wilson, I am so thankful you were at the helm and that we had such a brave and professional crew at the time of the fire. I am especially grateful to the control room watch during the fire. During my 22 years of service, I have seen no finer example of bravery and professional performance of duty during a hellish time. Richard Neault, you were an outstanding quartermaster, let no one tell you differently. I am sorry I couldn’t make it to the reunion, hopefully next one. To all my shipmates from Bonefish I wish you fair seas and following winds.

  • http://www.facebook.com/richard.neault.52 Richard Neault

    Tom, if u read this please email me rickneault at comcast dot net.

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