Talk:Operation CHASE

Timing of Public Knowledge
This article includes statements that the CHASE program was secret until press coverage in 1970. The unclassified United States Naval Institute Proceedings article was published in September 1967. Editing may be appropriate. Thewellman (talk) 21:09, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Edit away. Nice job expanding the article btw. :) 208.82.225.232 (talk) 08:20, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

CHASE 8 and 9 entries not right.
Taken from here, The first of the CHASE operations involving chemical/nerve was conducted June 15, 1967, when the S.S. Cpl. Eric G. Gibson was packed with 4,577 1-ton containers of mustard agent and 7,380 rockets filled with VX. The ship was loaded at Colts Neck Naval Pier in Earle, N.J., and sunk in 7,200 feet of water off Atlantic City. So what was CHASE 9 if the Gibson was scuttled in CHASE 8 ? Ttiotsw (talk) 08:04, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

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Really?
This seems very odd and needs clarification, "a quantity of contaminated cake mix an army court had ordered dumped at sea.". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.100.188.53 (talk) 20:22, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I can verify that information is from the cited source. While I can only guess as to the reasoning for that order, I recall there was concern at the time about poisoning from inappropriate food sources, including a number of third world civilians who were sickened by lubricating oil which had been distributed to them as cooking oil. I suppose the Army might have been concerned about the cake mix possibly being salvaged from a routine disposal procedure and inappropriately used as food. Thewellman (talk) 21:22, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Chase 6 - SS Robert Louis Stevenson?
This article says Chase 6 involved the SS Robert Louis Stevenson and it got away from them, sinking in shallower water than the mines were set for, representing a hazard to navigation.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269930343_Explosives_see_note_C_The_Unusual_End_of_SS_Robert_Louis_Stevenson

Not sure how that fits with the Chase 6 in this article.

Brted (talk) 00:12, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * This source may involve misinterpretation of information contained in the testimony of the chairman of Searle Consultants, Ltd., Captain W.F. Searle, Jr., USN (Retired), during the Hearing before the House of Representative Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Page 94 of |this transcript mentions disposal of both explosives and nerve gas without specific mention of CHASE but with the footnote (6) after SS Robert Louis Stevenson. Thewellman (talk) 03:16, 18 July 2020 (UTC)


 * This source, which also calls it Chase 6. Not sure why this is being left out of the article. https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/830742.pdf Brted (talk) 13:55, 18 July 2020 (UTC)


 * I have edited the CHASE 6 section to reflect the differences. The Robert Louis Stevenson incident would chronologically seem more like CHASE 8 or 9, which have previously been noted as the same ship, although the last mentioned source clearly identifies the incident as CHASE VI; and the Proceedings article notes sinking chronology did not always follow the numerical sequence.  Perhaps the east coast and west coast operations had difficulty coordinating their paperwork.  I recall computerized weapons inventories of the era typically reflected weapons expenditures about three months later. Thewellman (talk) 22:41, 18 July 2020 (UTC)


 * That seems like a good solution. Thanks! Brted (talk) 15:38, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

chase five
I AM THE COXSWAIN FROM THE COAST GUARD CUTTER YOCONA THAT PICKED UP THE NAVY FROGMAN AND PUT THEM ON THE LIBERTY HULL. EXTREMELY ROUGH SEAS THAT PART ED TOWING CABLE SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING LIBERTY HULL TO DRIFT OFF COURSE TO DEMOTITION SITE. I AM OPERATING 26 FOOT 10 INCH MONOMOLY SURFBOAT IN HEAVY SEAS. UNABLE TO TRANSFER ALL FROGMEN TO BOAT DUE TO HEAVY SEAS. FROGMEN ABLE TO COMPLETE MISSION TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY. SNBM AT THE TIME. REGARDS LAMARR HIRSCH,CWO,USCG.RET LBHIRSCH@HOTMAIL.COM. 2600:1702:41B0:9E40:6492:4944:2AD3:2989 (talk) 19:09, 16 July 2023 (UTC)