so yesterday evening im at the computer, surfing the net.
then the announcement comes over the loudspeaker there's a fire on the pier!

well i jump up and run outside, look down on the pier, and sure enough, there are FLAMES coming from some of the massive wires on the shore power connection box!!

its pretty cool. after a minute or so, here comes the fire party from the ship, all dressed out in their flash gear, with about three of them running down the pier with bottles of CO2 over their shoulders. of course all the officers on the ship come running out there too, as does the XO, who was apparently working out; he was in PT attire!

anyway, a couple guys try and secure the power with no luck, so they douse the flames with the extinguisher. after three or four blasts its out. moments later, two firetrucks, the battalion chief, three cop cars, an ambulance, a van with the COG, two jeeps with the base CDO's, and the duty base electrician all show up. there were emergency vehicle lights, sirens, and speeding cars everywhere it seemed! the whole base practically saw it!

so they all do their parts, get the wires removed, and about an hour later, everything is back to normal.

but boy was it quite a scene! ive never seem anything like that!! thankfully everyone knew what to do and did it quickly. im sure all the other ships were thinking; "what the hell happened to the Nash that they need the entire freakin' rescue force??"

it was cool; got some pictures while i was watching.

...all is calm on the eastern front now.