Harry Moore, representing Orient Express will shortly
be joining the carrier Fred Astaire, "some in the Pacific".
Harry said that Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, has graciously
arranged a special tri-national logistical mission that will have him aboard the
carrier with Admiral Bridges. "From there", Harry said, "I'll use the
NAV-SAT telecommunication apparatus, and forward my first-hand report back to the Expatdom".
"I'm flying to Pearl harbour later tonight. There I will be met by
USN Admiral "Bull" Halsey, who will then personally air-lift me, by chopper,
out the Fred Astaire."
"They told me that sea-conditions may prevent me from being hoisted down
to the carrier. However, I will simply jump out of the helicopter into
the sea. In that event, Admiral Bridges will don his diving suit, and swim out to me."
"Once back on the Astaire, I expect to be reporting to the Expatdom in the next day
or so - can't say any more than that, as these details are 'classified'. "
second-line correction: "somewhere (in the Pacific)".
ReplyDeleteTo get to Hudson's Bay, I believe we have to get to it via the Atlantic. What the heck are we doing in Pearl Harbour?
ReplyDeleteGood question Anonymous!
ReplyDeleteStill, one has to salute the courage of our intrepid reporter Harry Moore.
Yes, correct that Hudson's Bay is reached via the Atlantic.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the Task Force sailed east, across the Pacific. Then they have a choice as to getting into the Atlantic. Either the ships will traverse the Panama canal, or, Admiral Bridges might prefer to take the hairy-chested route, sailing south, around the fearsome Cape Horn.
The Admiral rejected the option of sailing
west towards the Atlantic. That would have required a traverse of the Suez Canal. And then
continuing-on through the dear old Mediterranean, past Gibraltar, and finally, into the Atlantic.
P.S. No, Admiral Bridges is not taking the WCERN
ReplyDeleteflotilla into Pearl Harbour, or any other port, en route. No sir, they are steaming direct from Taihu, and will not stop, anywhere, until they dock in Churchill, Manitoba.
The WCERN isn't in the cruise-liner business, y'know!