Sunday, May 15, 2011 was a historic day for me. I did 2 things for the first time in my life. In the morning, I visited the USS Carl Vinson. It was my first time to go on board an aircraft carrier. By night time, I attended Penshoppe's Philippine Fashion Week event. It was my first time to attend a runway event.
But for this post, I'll focus on the aircraft carrier.
Initially, when our boat got closer to USS Carl Vinson, I thought it was kinda small than expected. But when we went inside, it was big. Over 5,000 sailors are on board the vessel and there are thousands of rooms. It can also carry up to 90 planes. The media was only allowed in the hangar bay and the flight deck.
The USS Carl Vinson is the vessel that carried Osama bin Laden's body for burial at sea. From the Arabian Sea, it went directly to Manila. But the media was told before boarding the vessel, that crew members are not authorize to answer Osama questions. Of course, some tried to ask, but the crew members were obedient to orders.
Here are some pics of USS Carl Vinson.
whoah. what's the ship doing in Philippine waters? =p
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ReplyDeletegoodwill visit daw, will provide humanitarian assistance. rest and recreation for sailors.
wushu. humanitarian assistance daw. whatever. haha kiddin.
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