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      04-11-2024, 07:06 PM   #436
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Originally Posted by Llarry View Post
Replenishment at sea -- a common evolution.

Here the missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) is receiving fuel and cargo from the USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) in the Red Sea.

Much of the time the cargo is transferred by helicopter; perhaps this box is particularly heavy or something.
We had a "close encounter" while UNREPping. The Replenishment ship (don't remember which one) lost rudder control and came over and smacked us. Wasn't too awful a collision.
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