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Ulithi (Yapese: Wulthiy, Yulthiy, or Wugöy) is an atoll in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, about 191 km (103 nautical mi) east of Yap. It consists of 40 islets totalling 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi), surrounding a lagoon about 36 km (22 mi) long and up to 24 km (15 mi) wide—at 548 km2 (212 sq mi) one of the largest in the world. It is administered by the state of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. Ulithi's population was 773 in 2000. There are four inhabited islands on Ulithi Atoll. They are Falalop (Ulithian: Fl'aalop), Asor (Yasor), Mogmog (Mwagmwog), and Fedarai (Fedraey). Falalop is the most accessible with an air strip, a small resort hotel, gas dealership, store and one of three public high schools in Yap state. Mogmog is the seat of the high chief of Ulithi Atoll though each island has its own chief. Other important islands are Losiap (Ulithian: L'oosiyep), Sorlen (Sohl'oay), and Potangeras (Potoangroas).
The atoll is in the westernmost of the Caroline Islands, 360 miles (580 km) southwest of Guam, 850 miles (1,370 km) east of the Philippines and 1,300 miles (2,100 km) south of Tokyo. It is a typical volcanic atoll, with a coral reef, white sand beaches and palm trees. Ulithi's forty small islands barely rise above the sea, with the largest being only half a square mile in area. However the reef runs roughly twenty miles north and south by ten miles across, enclosing a vast anchorage with an average depth of 80 to 100 feet (24–30 m). Ulithi was a major staging area for the U.S. Navy in the final year of the Second World War. Several sunken warships rest at the bottom of the Ulithi lagoon, including the USS Mississinewa (AO-59), a fleet oiler which sank fully loaded. The sunken tanker was found to be seeping oil into the lagoon. The United States Navy responded, locating the tanker, tapping her storage tanks, and pumped off her oil. The cleanup operation was completed in February 2003.
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Link to order this clip: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675069715_unload-supplies_store-aboard-aircraft-carrier_cargo-net_carton-piled-up Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD. The US fleet of warships at anchor off Ulithi Atoll in World War II US Naval fleet of warships anchored off Ulithi Atoll, Palau, Western Caroline Islands, during World War 2. Aircraft carriers are seen and many other types of warships. Closeup of a Pensacola, Salt Lake City ("Swayback Maru") class heavy cruiser, in camouflage paint, with Kingfisher scout plane on her stern. An escort aircraft carrier. A sling filled with supplies being unloaded on an aircraft carrier. A US flag on the cargo ship in the background. Food supplies being unloaded from cargo nets. Sailors pick up the suppli...
W7GJ will be active from Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, (IOTA OC-078) 26 August - 3 September 2015 as V6M. http://dxnews.com/v6m-falalop/
Aerial view of a large American naval fleet at Ulithi in the Caroline Islands. (partial newsreel)
A fundraising effort to help rebuild Ulithi in, Federated States of Micronesia after the islands were devastated by Typhoon Maysak on April 1st, 2015. Please share and spread the word and let us rebuild together.
I had the pleasure of working with a great group of students in Ulithi this summer. On my last night there, they surprised me with this amazing performance of a song they wrote for me.
This is my story of my father in World War II. He was a First Lietenant tank commander zigzagging to Okinawa in the American convoy and stopped on the island of Mog Mog. I wrote a poem for him in Florida in the 1980's which I recite. My father's girlfriend, Leora Dana, starred in the movie "TORA! TORA! TORA!" (1976). She began as an ingenue in "SAMANTHA FAIR" on Broadway, which has similarities to this story: champagne! My father sang songs for other officers for Chenlys at the longest bar in the world."Get your grog-grog on Mog-Mog!" My father went to YALE Class of 1944 with James L Buckley.Photo of my father, 1st Lt. Bernard Durning,
Seventh clip from Parallax Film's "Sen Toku: Search for Japan's Ghost Fleet" which documents the expedition to uncover the largest collection of sunken submarines in history. 3D blog: http://www.parallaxfilm.com/blog Twitter: http://twitter.com/ParallaxFilm Facebook: http://goo.gl/Iqgn4 Buy the complete video: http://www.createspace.com/289389 History Classics page: http://goo.gl/fQqHp April 1, 1946: The US Navy deploys a classified mission to destroy the largest collection of submarines in history, including a top-secret Japanese weapon the I-400 - an aircraft-carrying super submarine designed to attack American cities and the I-58 submarine which sank the USS Indianapolis. Parallax Film Productions follows the groundbreaking underwater expedition to uncover this mysterious Sen Toku ...
When Martin Popplewell was 15 years old he watched the film The Blue Lagoon starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. From then on he was determined to live as a castaway on an uninhabited Pacific Island with a girl Friday. When he realised his dream in 1989 he was just 18 years old. The adventure became a media sensation with journalists flying halfway round the world to cover the story. Martin kept a video diary of his experience. In 2001 he returned to the Pacific to make a critically acclaimed documentary. The Real Castaway reunites the two castaways on their desert island 12 years after their experience. It's a story about adventure, growing up and the pursuit of an impossible dream. In The Times, Matthew Parris described The Real Castaway as "absorbing ... visually very beau...
This crinum lily makes an imposing presence in the garden. Dark green strap-like leaves may be more than 3 feet long by 4 inches wide. Uses: For Palau: “Root is crushed and applied to a bruise, then wrapped with a leaf of the plant” (Okabe, 1988). For Yap: The shining white basal part of the leaves of Guyab is used as a lure to cover hooks in traditional Yapese fishing, and the plant has a number of medicinal uses. According to Okabe, part of this plant is mixed with other plants such as Ficus prolixa or Alpinia carolinensis for medicine. On Ulithi this plant is used medicinally and as a charm. It is also used medicinally on Fais, while on Ifaluk its only uses are for leis and ear ornaments. A second "spider lily" (Hymenocallis littoralis), which was probably introduced to Micronesia (incl...
Four dives in Fagamalo Bay, on the island of Savaii in Western Samoa, with DiveSavaii
In my recent dive travels to Palau and Yap we encountered a variety of sharks Background Music provided by Triple Scoop
What cut straight through my blinds was
Light, light to live by
Open my eyes, and my oh my
This day is gonna be good
Not gonna fuss about fashion
Not fret about time
Open my door, and thank the Lord
This day is gonna be good
Life has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
Life has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...
Tan faces, pick-up trucks
Smiles break free and our eyes light up
Climb on in and sit on back
This ride is gonna be good
Who knows what this day holds
Barefeet or sandles?
I vow to live it, minute by minute
This life is gonna be good
God has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
God has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...
Bridge: Smiled on Me
Alathea
Verse 1:
What cut straight through my blinds was
Light, light to live by
Open my eyes, and my oh my
This day is gonna be good
Not gonna fuss about fashion
Not fret about time
Open my door, and thank the Lord
This day is gonna be good
Life has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
Life has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...
Verse 2:
Tan faces, pick-up trucks
Smiles break free and our eyes light up
Climb on in and sit on back
This ride is gonna be good
Who knows what this day holds
Barefeet or sandles?
I vow to live it, minute by minute
This life is gonna be good
God has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
God has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...
BRIDGE:
Hey friend, laugh away
Yesterday while today's today
Hold on to beauty in everything
Share all that's good
Love has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
Love has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...
What cuts straight through my world is God who is love and good...
Hey friend, laugh away
Yesterday while today's today
Hold on to beauty in everything
Share all that's good
Love has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
Love has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...