[Milsurplus] Ivan visits Mobile

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 02:29 PM 09/20/2004, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
>Speaking of Ivan, has anyone heard from any of the LST group around Mobile?

No pix yet of aftermath at the LST325 mooring, but reports are that the 
criss-crossed & doubled up
mooring lines plus the lines thrown to opposite side of inlet around trees, 
etc were all stretched a bit,
and ended up thinner than before the storm.   Hull lost some paint 
starboard side that was tied to the
mooring.
Fear was that the flood waters would rise enough to rip lines and allow 
ship to wander and get beached
inland somewhere!    Waters did rise 5 feet + but the lines held.....   (whew!)

Perry    w8au