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| RECIPIENT LIST SUPPRESSED This is a BLIND CC sent to the entire POC LIST ================================================================= USSVI ZAP NOTE No. 05-002 Date: Monday, 11 January, 2005 From: Greg "Gunner" Stitz - webmaster@ussvi.org TO: POC LIST For distribution By now I'm sure most of you have heard about the deadly accident of the USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN 711). If you haven't you can search any where on USS SAN FRANCISCO and find out all the informaiton. In short the USS SAN FRANCISCO was transiting between Guam and Australia and at high speed hit some type of land fixture. The crew did an emergency blow, and saved the ship. There were extensive damages to the front end of the ship. There was one fatality, and many injured. The ship is now back in Guam due to the efforts and training of the crew. This type of accident could have easily happened to any of our Submarines and to many of us. It was a deadly accident that reminds us older Submariners as well as current Submariners just how dangerous this Submarine Business truly is. It is constantly a dangerous job. We are very thankfull that the entire boat was not lost and that there were not more casualties. As members of this organization we share in this tragedy, and in the loss of a shipmate. The deceased Shipmate's name is MM2 Joseph A. Ashley, from Akron Ohio As Groton Base did with the Canadian Submarine HMCS CHICCATAUNI that had a fire in October and lost one Sailor, SUBVETS Groton Base will be doing a fund raiser in support of this. All funds will be forwarded to the CO USS SAN FRANCISCO Cdr Kevin Mooney who is a member of U.S. SUBVETS Lockwood Internet Base and a past member of Groton Base for disposition as he sees fit. I have heard talk of flying MM2 Ashley's family from OH out to Guam to participate in a memorial Service with the crew. If the CO wants to use the funds raising for this fine. If he just wants to present it to the family fine. If he wants to use it for something else that's fine too. Any way that we at SUBVETS Groton Base can help that is what we want to do. Any donations should be written to U.S. SUBVETS, and mailed to: U.S. SUBVETS Atn: USS SAN FRANCISCO FUND 40 School Street Groton, CT 06340 =================================================================== ........END ZAP NOTE No. 05-002.......... |