USS Hershel Woody Williams Soft Grounds off Gabon | AIS Replay: Arrival, Grounding & Departure

Aground in Gabon!

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May 12, 2024

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses USS Hershel Woody Williams (ESB-4) grounding off Gabon on May 9, 2024, along with background on what are Expeditionary Support Bases and who crews them.

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USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Suffers Soft Grounding Off Gabon
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