Sunday, September 21, 2008

Week one of patrol











Well one week down, seven more to go. We finally made it up to Juneau for a couple days. The trip up doesnt actually take a long time, but we made a lot of stops and fishing and sightseeing along the way. Its going pretty well so far, everyone is still getting along for the most part and the watch rotation isnt to bad, at least untill they stuck me breaking in boatswains mate of the watch, so now im back on a 1 and 3 rotation, but hopefully I will get qualified quickly. Its not all bad though, I dont have to stand up on look out and drive the boat any more, now its my job to oversee the guys on helm and lookout, make rounds in and outside of the ship, be the first responder for casualties to the ship, and do whatever the officers tell me to do. Here are a few pictures I took on the way up! Oh and sweet picture in the Kokomo tribune! HA bet they dont get to many Bering sea photos, I will have to get a really good one for them as soon as we hit some nasty weather! Hope yall like!








Tom

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Tom! Love seeing your photos!! Glad your having a good patrol so far, hope the weather don't get to nasty!!! Love you son, call when you can! Dad

Anonymous said...

Hey Tom...great seeing your photos and hearing about your patrol. Those fish are huge..what kind are they?
Take care and have a great time seeing Alaska! love you, mom