Ashore in Adak

[Kennebec_Captain]

The second trip I made to Adak was as third mate on a MSC ship about 10 years later. I posted about that trip on this forum:

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So one night we are tied up in Adak Alaska after being at sea for some time and I am the mate on watch on the 12x4. Around 2 am the gangway watch calls me on the radio and tells me one of the oilers has returned from ashore drunk was last seen in the house carrying a fire axe.

Well this was my first in-port watch as mate. I need help and I think oiler ; engine department, so I call the Chief Eng on the phone and explain the an oiler is loose somewhere with a fire axe. He tells me it’s not his problem and hangs up. Ok, so I think I’d better call the Chief mate, the mate tells me ok, he is on the way and he’ll give me a call on the radio as soon as he is on deck and meanwhile he tells me see if I can find the oiler.

As soon I get off the phone with the mate the phone rings again and it’s the chief eng. He tells me that someone is trying to break his door down. In the background I can hear the oiler yelling obscenities and the sound of the fire axe pounding on the door Ok, so at least I’ve located the oiler.

The other thing I recall about that trip was I went ashore for a trip to the PX and recall that there was a McDonald’s there.