Western Pacific Bering Sea Storm

[bjr]

I'm sure there's some former fisherman reading these weather reports. I'm willin' to bet there's gonna be a few boats caught out there trying to run somewhere to get out of the heavy seas. Maybe behind a Island, I don't know. Not a good place to be in with this kind of weather coming thru. I hope they are able to ride it out. Been there, and NOT going back. bjr

 

[houstonscott]

Been there done that, loved it, protected the crab fleet in the Bering Sea in the 1970's, rescued some, towed some, ran the Russians, and others off our salmon and ground fishing. Seen every inch of the Alaska coast line, including the Aleutians. I still dream about nights at sea in Alaska. HS

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Been there done that, loved it, protected the crab fleet in the Bering Sea in the 1970's, rescued some, towed some, ran the Russians, and others off our salmon and ground fishing. Seen every inch of the Alaska coast line, including the Aleutians. I still dream about nights at sea in Alaska. HS

You sound like my Coastie friend.

 

[houstonscott]

You sound like my Coastie friend.

I'm retired CG, 30 years. HS

 

[Stimw]

I read that the current crab quota has already been met and the boats weren't fishing right now.

 

[oosik]

I spent three months out on the Bering. I never got my sea legs, I was always a light shade of green & the rest of the crew said we never had really bad wx. I sure hope all the boats find safe harbor - it looks like it will be a real mean one.

 

[rswyan]

When I was up there we got caught in one that came down out of the Alaskan interior ... blew 75 knots ...

We quit fishing and the captain wouldn't allow anyone out on deck until it was over ... even out on the shelter deck.

 

[houstonscott]

When I was up there we got caught in one that came down out of the Alaskan interior ... blew 75 knots ... We quit fishing and the captain wouldn't allow anyone out on deck until it was over ... even out on the shelter deck.

If the winds were out of the interior to your north you were in the gulf, not the Bering Sea. That's ok rescued many who didn't have a clue were they were. HS

 

[rswyan]

If the winds were out of the interior to your north you were in the gulf, not the Bering Sea. That's ok rescued many who didn't have a clue were they were. HS

You seem to assume (wrongly) that "up there" necessarily means the Bering Sea ... rather than just a reference to the general area ...

A good example of seeing/reading into something, something that's not actually there ...

FWIW, that exact mechanism is actually the fundamental basis of self-delusion ...

 

[houstonscott]

You seem to assume (wrongly) that "up there" necessarily means the Bering Sea ... rather than just a reference to the general area ... A good example of seeing/reading into something, something that's not actually there ... FWIW, that exact mechanism is actually the fundamental basis of self-delusion ...

Sorry, since the thread was about the Bering Sea, it was a fair assumption, and the difference is gigantic. HS

 

[rswyan]

Sorry,

Apology accepted ...

since the thread was about the Bering Sea, it was a fair assumption ...

Well, it was an assumption, I'll give ya that ...

and the difference is gigantic. HS

Yup ... it is ...

 

[bigtiller]

Thanks for sharing hustonscott, and for your service.

 

[caver]

I spent a year on the island of Adak AK '84.......hated every minute of it but would like to go back and see my old barracks abandoned.

 

[houstonscott]

I spent a year on the island of Adak AK '84.......hated every minute of it but would like to go back and see my old barracks abandoned.

We went in and out of Adak may times, in those day there was a CG Tender there, there was a small Navy unit there, and a marine unit. The marines bar was a good place. By the end of the 1970's much of Adak's military presence was gone. HS

 

[caver]

We went in and out of Adak may times, in those day there was a CG Tender there, there was a small Navy unit there, and a marine unit. The marines bar was a good place. By the end of the 1970's much of Adak's military presence was gone. HS

It increased after you were there. Per census it was 2249 in 1970, 3315 in 1980 and 4633 in 1990. The island was a good place to spy on the Russians. They put a McDonalds on the base after I left. They downsized in 1994 and closed the base in 1997.

 

[dmccarty]

We were flying back to the US from Hong Kong while the storm was churning. We flew on Cathay Pacific, great airline and if they ever do domestic flights in the US, the US airlines will go out of business forever. The food on the plane was EXCELLENT! Service was outstanding as well. The planes we were on had displays in the seat back to watch movies, play games, watch the view from the belly camera and watch our route and estimated arrival times/mileage. When the flight started we were to fly north of the Aleutians crossing just west of Adak but as the flight progressed the path stayed south of the islands to get back to the US. I knew there was a storm up there but I did not realize how bad it was until I got up and checked the weather charts. That storm was a bad'n.

Later,
Dan

 

[houstonscott]

Stopped at Kiska Island on one patrol, got some time to wonder the hillside and dig around the Japanese artifacts from WWII still there, took some souvenirs. Like going back in time, it's a weird feeling sitting on a grassy hill all by yourself, surrounded by the ocean for great distances. Your ship looks small in the harbor, and you realize it's your only way home. HS