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Skyhawk · 10-02-07, 01:14 PM

Completely agree with the statements of "TarJak" regarding evironemental effects. As far as the original question of this thread goes, I again defer to "Tarjak's" comments, yup, it depends . . .

Personal experience: As a Marine made a WestPac tour as ship's company onboard the U.S.S. New Orleans in '86.

Departed from San Diego and transitioned through PH both outbound and on the return. Made port in PH, Phillipine Islands (Subic Bay), Korea, Hong Kong, Japan (Sasebo), and also got to see Iwo Jima in transit from the Phillipines to Indonesia (where we provided security for presidential visits to Bali/Singapore). Yup, joined the ranks of the trusty "shellbacks" on that deviation to Indonesia.

In my experience:
Worst harbor water: Hong Kong (it stank and was full of floating debris/garbage, water clarity was next to nothing).
Clearest oceanic water: Anywhere in the vicinity of the Indonesian Islands.

Semper Fi

10-02-07, 01:14 PM	#10
Skyhawk A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 79 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Completely agree with the statements of "TarJak" regarding evironemental effects. As far as the original question of this thread goes, I again defer to "Tarjak's" comments, yup, it depends . . . Personal experience: As a Marine made a WestPac tour as ship's company onboard the U.S.S. New Orleans in '86. Departed from San Diego and transitioned through PH both outbound and on the return. Made port in PH, Phillipine Islands (Subic Bay), Korea, Hong Kong, Japan (Sasebo), and also got to see Iwo Jima in transit from the Phillipines to Indonesia (where we provided security for presidential visits to Bali/Singapore). Yup, joined the ranks of the trusty "shellbacks" on that deviation to Indonesia. In my experience: Worst harbor water: Hong Kong (it stank and was full of floating debris/garbage, water clarity was next to nothing). Clearest oceanic water: Anywhere in the vicinity of the Indonesian Islands. Semper Fi Last edited by Skyhawk; 10-02-07 at 03:47 PM.