Balleny Islands, December, 1965. We crossed the Antarctic Circle on Christmas Day.
During a 60 South picket Bell, RM-3 and I were on the starboard side of the 01 level (outside of Radio Central). The ship took a
sharp roll to starboard just as I snapped the photo. The ship continued rolling, and a split second later Bell wasn't smiling as we both held on for dear life till the ship rolled to port.
I can remember taking this photo from the deck of the USS Calcaterra, Dec. 1965. It's one of my favorites.
Typical sea conditions during the Antarctic storms.
Various photographs of Gene Spinelli, ETR-3, USS Calcaterra, 1965 L-R At SPA-8 repeater in
CIC. At R-390 in CIC. On fantail, at Newport, Rhode Island
