[MilCom] marine emergency

[Greg Brazil]

The only Navy ship with 49 I see that it could be is USS Robert G. 
Bradley FFG-49 out of Mayport, Fl.  Frigates are often used in the 
counter drug role.  USS Harpers Ferry LSD-49 out of Sasebo, Japan is the 
only 49 I see.
Greg (SF Bay Area)

chuck sayers wrote:

> 11/26/06  0215z
> 6215 khz usb
> 
> camslant calling vessel Robins Nest. trying to get info on pob.
> then asked wether they had been boarded or were about to be boarded.
> They then asked if he had set-off his emergency 406mhz beacon, he 
> replied he had.
> next was the kicker.. camslant asked the captain of the vessel if any 
> shots had been fired at them.
> I was beginning to think it was a drug bust but the coast guard wouldn't 
> be talking to him like this.
> 
> camslant started asking for all kinds of info, like passport data for 
> the two persons, boat documents etc.
> The data the captain was giving was not coming up to camslant's liking 
> though.
> 
> got a position report of 01.26.4 north and 80.19.5 west with a heading 
> of 129 degrees
> unless I'm wrong this would put him off the west coast of Peru.
> 
> camslant tried to get some uscg assets up on freq but the got no answer.
> Freq was quiet for a few minutes when this voice came booming in id'ing 
> himself as
> us navy warship 49, lousy sounding audio on this xmtr.
> I could hear all three stations but camslant and the navy ship had a 
> hard time hearing each other.
> They tried 8291 khz I heard them there but they didn't hear each other  
> again.
> this when on for over an hour with a patch thru district 11 for comms.
> They both tried contacting the vessel but only camslant could talk to 
> him. they tried to get the guy to change course
> so the navy could get to him sooner but he wouldn't for some reason. 
> Then he said he couldn't see the vessel that was chasing him any more
> 
> He said he had bought the vessel in Ft. Lauderdale FL. but "couldn't" 
> remember when and was heading to Durbin South Africa.
> Pirates of the Caribbean for real???
> 
> I finally had enough and shut down and hit the rack.
> 
> All I can say is the radio's the navy is using really suck, feedback, 
> distorted audio. I'll lend them my R2000 which I was hearing
> this on so they hear the other end.
> 
> question: what is or what would be warship 49??
> 
> Chuck Sayers
> Harrisburg PA
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