Yesterday, Dan and Helen had the opportunity to watch the Fleet Week Air Show in San Francisco from the deck of a 225 ft. Buoy Tender Coast Guard Cutter - Aspen. There were other Coast Guard and Navy families as well on board. The Blue Angels from the Navy were the high point of the afternoon
, doing their famous aerial stunt maneuvers over the Bay. It was quite spectacular! Since we were aboard a buoy tender, at the end of the afternoon, the crew had to hoist a 2200 lb. buoy up on the deck to be transported back to the Coast Guard station. In addition, they had to also haul in the two concrete "anchors" that kept the buoy in place during the air show. The combined weight of these two anchors was 20,000 lbs. Needless to say, this ship had some heavy duty equipment to handle this job. It was a beautiful afternoon to be out on San Francisco Bay. Next year, why don't you plan on attending this event with us.
, doing their famous aerial stunt maneuvers over the Bay. It was quite spectacular! Since we were aboard a buoy tender, at the end of the afternoon, the crew had to hoist a 2200 lb. buoy up on the deck to be transported back to the Coast Guard station. In addition, they had to also haul in the two concrete "anchors" that kept the buoy in place during the air show. The combined weight of these two anchors was 20,000 lbs. Needless to say, this ship had some heavy duty equipment to handle this job. It was a beautiful afternoon to be out on San Francisco Bay. Next year, why don't you plan on attending this event with us.
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We would love to try and make it to Fleet Week one of these years. I remember seeing it many years ago and it was a blast.
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