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I knew that. Read about it when they dug it down.

 

and some folks bitch about a heavy briefcase....

 

Try tipping THAT over, punk...

 

Actually, I know exactly how to tip that over, and how to set it in place, in the first place. (#physicsisfun)

 

Watch out for the sharks! Sailors leap from ships around the world during traditional US Navy 'swim call'… while colleagues keep a wary eye for predators
By Jake Polden For Mailonline

The world is a swimming pool for the US Navy, captured here enjoying some well-deserved down time in a series of incredible photographs.

The spectacular snaps show sailors and marines partaking in a traditional activity known as a 'swim call' in a number of different oceans and warm waters around the world.

The most recent images show the US Navy cooling off while jumping into the Indian Ocean from guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam.

Another shot shows sailors returning to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex after having a swim in the Celebes Sea of the western Pacific Ocean.

While a third captures men and woman diving into the Mediterranean Sea from the stern gate of assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

Crew from the USS Mesa Verde in the Mediterranean, the USS Dwight D Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea and the USS Kearsarge in Jordan also all took part.

With the ship anchored, 'swim calls' are seen as a refreshing break from the job of keeping the high-tech battleships running. The tradition dates back to at least the Second World War, while during the Vietnam War, ships or subs would sail several miles offshore to let their crew relax in the water.

The activity is usually enjoyed in warm foreign waters, such as the Mediterranean, Arabian and South China seas and the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Those not taking part are required to keep watch from the ship and from rigid-hulled inflatable boats around the perimeter to make sure no sharks become intrigued by the people in the water. They are even armed with guns big enough to turn any shark away.

And when it's time to get back to work, the sailors and marines clamber back onto the ship via landing docks or by climbing cargo nets.






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Incoming: The spectacular snaps show sailors and marines partaking in an activity known as a 'swim call' around the world; In this particular image, a sailor jumps off the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde in the Mediterranean



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Long way down: The activity is usually enjoyed in warm foreign waters, such as the Mediterranean, Arabian and South China seas and the Indian and Pacific oceans; In this case, sailors from the USS Dwight D Eisenhower jump into the Arabian Sea



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Swan dive: A Marine from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) leaps into water in Jordan near the assault ship USS Kearsarge



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Helping hand: The sailors and marines are able to clamber back onto the ship via landing docks or by climbing cargo nets



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View from below: Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) participate in a command 'swim call' in the Philippine Sea



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Time to cool off: Men and woman dive into the Mediterranean Sea from the stern gate of assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5)



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Pencil jump: Sailors leap into the Arabian Sea from an aircraft elevator during a 'swim call' aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)



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Wait for me: Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Maxell Reynolds, from Palm Springs, California, leaps into the Pacific Ocean to join his friends



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All together: With the ship anchored, 'swim calls' are seen as a refreshing break from the job of keeping the high-tech battleships running



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Time for a swim: Military personnel and civilians embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7) cool off during a morale, welfare and recreation 'swim call'



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Enough for one day: Sailors return to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex after having a swim in the Celebes Sea



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Giant leap: Sailors jump into the Arabian Sea from an aircraft elevator during a 'swim call' aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)



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Taking the plunge: Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) jump off the stern gate



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Hands up: The US Navy have fun together while swimming and cooling off in the warm weather in the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea; here sailors and Marines aboard the assault ship USS Iwo Jima cool off in the Gulf of Aden



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Look out: People watch from ships and from rigid-hulled inflatable boats on the USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea to make sure no sharks become intrigued by sailors swimming



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No way back: Logistics Specialist Seaman Curtis Peterson, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), jumps into the Indian Ocean from the ship's fantail



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It's just a drop in the ocean: Sailors jump from an aircraft elevator during a 'swim call' aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)



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Hold your nose: Sailors and marines wait for a friend to leap into the South China Sea while a boat behind them keeps a look out for sharks



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Cooling off: Crew form the USS Franklin D Roosevelt take part in a swim call off Jacksonville, Florida around 1952-3; Sailors have used the swim as a way to unwind from the pressures of combat for decades



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Beach resort: Service members on the USS Iwo Jima take a dip in the Caribbean waters during a swim call off the coast of Bluefields, Nicaragua, back in 2010



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Come on in, the water's deep: After 58 days of sustained round the clock combat operations, crewmembers on board the USS Kitty Hawk were allowed to blow off some steam back in 2001 in Japanese waters



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We're going to need a bigger boat: Not everyone is allowed to swim, with some having to watch the waters for any sharks lurking; This moment of R&R came back in 2005 in the Indian Ocean on the hospital ship USNS Mercy and stores ship USNS San Jose



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Play ball: Sailors play football during a swim call in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland back in 2011



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Hang time: Midshipmen 3rd Class Nicolas Field form Raleigh, NC, jumps off the fantail of USS Anzio during a swimcall back in 2004



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Wait your turn! Dozens of Marines line up to jump off the portside


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Man don't they have tanning booths onboard ? Some glow better than I .
Im not seeing any jumping into the Arctic Ocean ,as we dared in the 60's , many swam out quicker than they got in.
First 10-15 feet was fresh water with very cold sea water below..
Sloth

 

Was a neat thing in the "brown water" navy. Lots of swim call.......just not always a planned activity.