04/08/2026
This was decades ago but I remember. I have sailed through the Staits of Hormuz and let me tell you...being able to SEE soldiers standing guard with machine guns on both sides. Crazy. I was a Quartermaster at that time and it was all hands baby. You have to keep that ship on course to avoid running a ground! So only the most skilled were on the bridge. Some parts were so tight, it felt like you could probably jump off the ship and land on land. I remember feeling trapped like...ain't no turning around if some s**t popped off.