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Thought y'all would be interested in this piece, now that we're on the
topic of leaving divers in the water. Lucky guy.... And great
performance by the USN!
BTW, Jammer -- Big Pine Key is in the Florida Keys, and Underseas is at
mile marker 30 or so.
USS EISENHOWER RESCUES CIVILIAN DIVER LOST AT SEA
MAYPORT, FLA. (NWSA) -- USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN
69) CREW MEMBERS AND CARRIER AIR WING 17 PERSONNEL RESCUED A
CIVILIAN DIVER AUG. 25 THAT HAD BEEN LOST AT SEA AND ADRIFT
FOR 24 HOURS.
THE CIVILIAN DIVER, GEORGE LABAHN OF THE MAYPORT, FLA.,
AREA WAS REPORTED MISSING AFTER BEING SEPARATED FROM HIS
DIVING BOAT "BRAND X II" THE DAY BEFORE. LABAHN WAS SPOTTED
IN THE WATER BY THE EISENHOWER CREW 53 MILES EAST OF
MAYPORT.
EISENHOWER IMMEDIATELY VECTORED A SEARCH AND RESCUE
(SAR) HELICOPTER FROM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 15 TO RETRIEVE THE
VICTIM. A SAR SWIMMER WAS LOWERED INTO THE WATER AND LABAHN
WAS BROUGHT ABOARD, TREATED FOR FATIGUE AND DEHYDRATION AND
THEN TAKEN BACK TO MAYPORT BY A COAST GUARD HELICOPTER.
PAGE 06 RUENAAA0813 UNCLAS
"THANK YOU, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE
DONE," LABAHN SAID TO THE EISENHOWER COMMANDING OFFICER CAPT
GREG BROWN. "I ATTENDED THE FUNERAL OF THE LAST GUY WHO HAD
SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO HIM."
-USN-
Have a fine Navy day, guys ---
Vicki
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