Comments by "Gregory Wright" (@gregorywright4918) on "The Drydock - Episode 174" video.

  1. 3:40:00 Regarding bravery and damage control versus storming a beach, I look at it (with only minimal experience in emergency situations) as a matter of familiarity versus the unknown, in that a man on ship is in his "home" - he is familiar with his ship and it's layout, but someone has attacked and damaged it, and he realizes that he has to fight to preserve it and his friends, but at least he knows his way around and what is available to help fight the damage. Whereas someone about to storm a beach, or go "over the top", he may have seen a picture of the enemy lines, but he has never been there and has no familiarity with it, so to me that would take much more courage to face, especially if he has no protection from enemy fire and has to "charge the guns".
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  2. 3:39:00 The movie Away All Boats (1956), in the third act, has a multiple kamikaze attack with extended damage control scene, including shoring up, dealing with loose cargo, and pressurizing a compartment.
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