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Updated: Trio of Curious French Police Officers Accidentally Ship Out on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
Three curious French police officers are facing disciplinary measures after accidentally shipping out on carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) when it left after a port visit to Marseilles on Tuesday.

The municipal police officers – who did not speak English– came aboard the carrier right before the ship left Marseille, France, a Navy official told USNI News on Thursday.

The officers were providing security for the carrier while it was in port and were credentialed to be aboard but not on duty and wanted a last minute tour, a second source told USNI News.

Unable to turn back to the pier, Ike’s crew had the officers leave on the harbor tug after about an hour aboard, the official told USNI News.

Caroline Pozmentier, a security assistant for the city of Marseille, “said that these policemen had ‘nothing to do on the aircraft carrier’,”
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“She promised that the three agents ‘will be subject to disciplinary sanctions.’”

The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is returning after a seven-month deployment supporting the U.S.-led effort to fight ISIS in Syria and Iraq. The strike group is due back at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. by the end of the month.
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Obi Wan Russell

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Reminds me curiously enough of an anecdote from the 70s; HMS Ark Royal's Fleet Chief Master at Arms had a chat with his opposite number from one of the USN's Super Carriers on the subject of crewmen left behind when they sailed after a port visit. The RN ship (crew 2750) regularly had two or three sailors who missed the boat, the USN Chief (his ship's crew was about 5500) said 'Never less than a Hundred!'. Hopefully the situation has improved since then, but obviously as these French cops didn't speak English there wouldn't be much point 'pressing' them to make up numbers!745px-HMS_Ark_Royal_USS_Nimitz_Norfolk1_1978 a.jpg
 
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Jura said:
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Updated: Trio of Curious French Police Officers Accidentally Ship Out on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
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bd popeye

bd popeye

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Jura said:
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Updated: Trio of Curious French Police Officers Accidentally Ship Out on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Gents, trust me..this is nothing new. This has happened many, many times to the USN in different ports over the years. There was a case about 30 years ago in the UK where some US sailors tried to smuggle some teen girls back to the states. They got caught.

On Kitty Hawk in 1979 some Filipinos bribed some sailors aboard Kitty Hawk to get them to the US. They almost made it ...almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades..

Also... many a American sailor has been left behind in ports all over the World.
 
FORBIN

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bd popeye said:
Gents, trust me..this is nothing new. This has happened many, many times to the USN in different ports over the years. There was a case about 30 years ago in the UK where some US sailors tried to smuggle some teen girls back to the states. They got caught.

On Kitty Hawk in 1979 some Filipinos bribed some sailors aboard Kitty Hawk to get them to the US. They almost made it ...almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades..

Also... many a American sailor has been left behind in ports all over the World.
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Haha :D your the best Popeye !
 
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