Norfolk, VA (USA)

Breakfast was early again - but no PT before (a few extra minutes of sleep!). We got to do something really cool today - Damage Control Training! I never expected to get this opportunity. We were taken to a Simulator (nearly full scale mock-up of a ship - called "FTC Buttercup") and got to participate in real drills of a ship with leaks. They never filled the place entirely with water (I guess they actually can, though), but it was very hard to get around and the water was spraying everywhere! We did stop some of it with special pipe coverings and worked on "dogging" hatches to keep the water out. After about three hours, we went back for lunch - and found we had the rest of the day off!