Thanks to Don Brubeck (above) and James Tilley (below) for the photos of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) seen off West Seattle as it headed northbound this morning.
James says the larger of those two flags was unfurled while he was photographing the ship. The Bremerton-homeported Nimitz has been back for just over two months. The Kitsap Sun reported last week that the Navy had said its entire crew would be tested for COVID-19 before the carrier’s next departure.
I just moved down the hill to Alki and could easily spot these ships if I knew when to look. Is there a way to know in advance when they will sail?
Good question, Bremerton’s the base to Nimitz and USS Vinson, both have homepages (google Nimitz homepage and Vinson homepage), I don’t know if those homepages will say when the ships will sail due to security. Kitsapsun and WSB’s also good announcing when the ship’s leave dock, thus giving West Seattleites enough time to be on the lookout for when the ships will pass our vantage point on Alki.
Godspeed Nimitz. It’s one thing to have one aircraft carrier and perform a forced sail. It’s another to have 8 operational flat tops and exceptional air wings. Proving once again that even with a high regard for sailors safety, we can field more than enough deterrent against all bad actors.
Sorry, comment time is over.
| 5 COMMENTS