The last day of the port visit in Hong Kong found me stuck on the ship for a duty day. I had seen mostly everything I wanted so I was not put off much by this situation. I had my stores on board already and most of the crew was ashore so I settled in for a boring day. My watch was not until much later in the day, although it promised some excitement.
I was chosen to be a boat rider during the time period when curfews started ending for the majority of the crew. That meant picking everyone up from the pier on the last day of their liberty. This was not a pleasant thought, particularly with the carrier in port at the same time.
The sailors on the CURTIS WILBUR actually gave me very few problems, I was surprised by how genial they were acting. The same could not be said for several of the other ships in port. That ended up being the biggest problem for my sailors. They had trouble getting through the crowd to board the right liberty boat. I had security on the pier make several announcements while I was waiting to make sure no one missed out on a ride back. By the time I was relieved only a few Chiefs and Officers remained in Hong Kong. The views of Hong Kong at night are truly breath taking. The pictures I took on my camera do not do it justice.
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