Since our duty section was short handed, most of us were standing 6 hour watches. After several hours of being on watch, all the iced tea and had been drinking had finally caught up to me. So I started clicking the 1MC twice. This was signal on our boat to the Below
Decks Watch to come topside. Hopefully he could wake someone to give me a quick break. Time went by without any response from the Below Decks, but at 4AM the Duty Officer came topside for his tour of the boat and the drkdock. I told him of my situation to which he
responded, "You can make it another 2 hours. If anyone needs me I will be in the drydock." And with that, off he went down into the dock.

Finally, I couldnt take in any longer. I ducked behind the sail on the port side and sent a golden stream along side the hull down into the dock. With much relief I resumed my watch.

Then the Duty Officer appeared back from the drydock basin. I had completely forgot he had went down there! He promptly went to the area I took a leak from along the port side and began to survey the area. I strolled up to him and asked what he was searching for. "Im looking for the source of that water that was dripping on me." he said. I promptly did an about face before my grin gave me away.

STS2/SS Jason Spencer
USS PUFFER SSN 652
1989 to 1994