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Several Explosive Safety Waivers at Naval Munition Command for West Loch and Lualualei expired in Dec 2013. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), had extended the 3 Explosive Safety Waivers only until Dec 2013, and we found no new Waivers issued for West Loch and Lualualei. So in our fact checking and inquiry we have […]
May 24, 2015
We traveled out on the “LTG. William B. Bunker” an Army LSV Ship, to the lochs outside of Pearl Harbor across from Whiskey Pier to lay a wreath in the water near the last visible Hull the LST 480 rusting in the Hallow waters of West Loch. Here is my video footage of the ride […]
June 26, 2014
Whiskey Pier, West Loch Disaster, the African American Soldiers that were on board the Navy LST 353 Vessel on MAy 21, 1944 in West Loch unloading Mortar at the time of the explosion of Six LST Navy Ships, there was no roster of this unit’s casualties included in the Navy report. And as we marked […]
May 21, 2014
A sobering day honoring the fallen service members who lost their lives, at the West Loch Disaster on May 21, 1944. A small group of civilians and military personnel was escorted by Navy personnel in 4 rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs), with a right of passage to honor the fallen service members who lost their lives in […]
June 1, 2015
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