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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Oct 10, 2012
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The new and improved, bigger and better SuRi has been freed from the shipyard. She’s 40’ longer to make room for more toys. Two submarines will be loaded onboard and she’s headed south to Antarctica.
Date Taken:
Oct 10, 2012
Place Taken:
San Francisco Bay, CA
Owner:
Dan Nickens
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425, Yacht Tending
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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They didn’t make her any wider.
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Heading On
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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Wait long enough and the bay can get pretty sea-like.
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Getting Rough
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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Steve Kessinger - Oct 10,2012
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Putting a lump in my throat, Dan, I grew up in Alameda. I was a 'Navy brat' and used to go hang out on the ramps there and dream of becoming a pilot. Someday I hope to taxi OspRey onto those ramps. <br /><br /><a href="http://seareybuild.blogspot.com/2011/03/where-clippers-sailed.html">http://seareybuild.blogspot.com/2011/03/where-clippers-saile<br>d.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br />
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first Clipper from Alameda
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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What was once water for seaplanes has been rented out for ready reserve ships. They are maintained by minimal crew and can be ready to sail in a few days. Not the aircraft carrier, though. That’s the Hornet. It was retired in 1970. It’s a museum.
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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A view from the PriFly. A SeaRey would look good on deck.
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Hornets Deck
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Frank A. Carr - Oct 10,2012
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Might need some reinforcements to secure the tail hook however Dan. Best of luck on <br />your trip and looking forward to some great photos and a tale or two.
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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With its airports way down south, the bay city is open to touring SeaReys.
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Going Downtown
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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Steve Kessinger - Oct 10,2012
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Could also hide invisible submarines or ships. <br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Azorian">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Azorian</a><br /><a href="http://scotthaefner.com/beyond/mothball-fleet-ghost-ships/">http://scotthaefner.com/beyond/mothball-fleet-ghost-ships/</a>
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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When I flew over the barge today, Steve, I got a look down through the cracks. There is something really strange in there. It looks a bit like the Southern Ironclad from the unCivil War, the CSS Virginia (or Merrimack, if you like).
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Kenneth Leonard - Oct 10,2012
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Interesting, it looks to be a 250' building with retractable roof. If it were highly classified, the roof would be closed for satellites imagery. No obvious high security either.
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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Don’t you just hate it when the news media goes and solves a perfectly good mystery without requiring a midnight splash by SeaRey to investigate? It’s just as well, I suppose. Who would believe a cold war stealth ship could be hiding in “plane” sight on Treasure Island?
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Steve Kessinger - Oct 11,2012
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Aw geez, Dan, I'm sorry. When you made your first post I thought you were just pulling my lariat and joking about what was in there, that you knew what it was.<br /><br />The barge is the Hughes Mining Barge 1 (HMB-1) and was originally designed for the retrieval of K-129, a Soviet 'boomer' sub that was lost at sea. When Norman Polmar first disclosed it he called it 'Project Jennifer', but it has since been revealed that it was called Project Azorian. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h6rGrzD2VY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h6rGrzD2VY</a><br /><br />Believe it or not, that whole barge is submersible. And the cover story for the retrieval of the K-129 was that they were mining undersea manganese nodules. <br /><br /><br />Here's an excellent tour of Sea Shadow and the HMB-1. <a href="http://www.hnsa.org/seashadow/index.php">http://www.hnsa.org/seashadow/index.php</a>
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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This is not a place you’d want to hang out for too long: Alcatraz.
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a regulatory fence to low flying SeaReys. Just on the other side is prohibited air. Flying below 1000’ disturbs the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s insensibilities.
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Dave Edward - Oct 10,2012
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Wow !! When do you leave Dan ?
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Dan Nickens - Oct 10,2012
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The "plan" is to be there Christmas, Dave. The boat pilot for the crossing came onboard and said the hangar door wasn't adequate for the seas. "What?"Turns out the water down south can get pretty rough. Following seas crashing into the big door would smash it. Looks like the door will need a wave barrier and I'll have to brush up on rough water landings.<!-- >'"><br><font color=red size=6>' or > missing in user HTML. Please fix the HTML.</font> -->
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