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During A Winter Storm On January 15, 1961 The
AKL-17 Was Ordered To Take On Equipment From The Texas Tower #4
And Stand By Incase The Tower Had To Be Evacuated. The Ship AKL-17
Was Later Ordered Back To Port But The Brave Crew Defied The Orders
And Stayed Incase They Were Needed. Sixto Mangual Continued To Monitored
The Texas Tower #4 On There Ships Radar And Two-Way Radio. When
The Tower Vanished From His Radar The Captain Of The AKL-17 Called
Out But His Calls Would Go Unanswered. Captain Sixto Mangual The
Captain Of The Ship AKL-17 Said "One Minute It Was There The Next
Minute It Was Gone". |
