This Was My Worst Fear When I was Overseas

I was always worried about one thing when we pulled into port, especially when we were overseas like, oh, I don’t know…Hong Kong:

About 100 American sailors were left behind in Hong Kong after a Navy aircraft carrier departed early because of weather concerns, an official said Tuesday.

The USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group left a day early Sunday as Typhoon Fengshen headed toward the territory, said Dale Kreisher, spokesman for the U.S. Consulate General.

The carrier attempted to recall all sailors enjoying shore leave in Hong Kong, but some were left behind.

All things told, these guys are lucky in that the ships departure without them was not their fault. But, if the ship is leaving because of a typhoon, these guys are looking for some shelter in a bad way. Hopefully, they brought some way to get money. Here’s to the ship getting these boys back on board. But I doubt they are complaining about a few extra days in port.

Of course, if Gale here was Captain, he’d just go back for them. “NEVER LEAVE A MAN BEHIND!”: