Ike Sailors News

"Ike", Anzio Aid Stranded Vessel

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conduct a fueling at sea (FAS). By By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Laura Thuman, USS Dwight D. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) aided the small vessel, Elena, a Hylas 46 Sloop, by supplying them with fuel and fresh fruits and vegetables May 19, approximately 500 miles west of the Azores. Charles P. Drakos of Cold Spring Harbor, New York, and Rudy Halbart of Huntington, New York, left St. Martin on May 4, bound for the Azores on their first Atlantic crossing. They had a few days of favorable sailing when trouble came.