One of my Navy stories took place while we were off North Vietnam in 1971. I always stood the 4:00 AM to 8:00 AM Officer of the Deck watch since I was the Navigator. I had to get up early to take a morning celestial fix using a sextant to establish our position. This was long before satellite navigation became common.
It was very common to see a few dolphins riding our bow wake.
One morning, just as it was getting light, we saw not just a few dolphins, but hundreds going along with our bow. There were hundreds on the left and hundreds on the right. It was an amazing sight and they rode with us for a half hour or so before breaking apart and eventually disappearing. Of course I didn't have a camera with me so it's what I call a memory photo.
It only happened once.
I just ran across this video and found out that what I saw those many years ago is now called a dolphin stampede. The first part of the video is very similar to what we saw on each side of our bow as we went through the water.
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2 comments:
WOW..thanks
Stampeding dolphins, wow. Thanks for sharing.
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