OH, you should go visit it sometime. You and the better half would love it! Seas are almost always calm, losta sea snakes. The fishing is outstanding, REALLY! I have seen many a feeding frenzies over sheep carcasses that have been thrown over the side from the livestock haulers. (Do not get downwind of one of these things)Scary thing is when they bloat they look like mines, sooooo we have "high speed engagement" on said "minelike" object. Of course after we've investigated this rancid thing. Good training for the crews, you ever tried to hit and target doing around 40 knots (on an unpredictable platform) with a set of twin 50's, single 50, M-240, or the ol' fun gun Mk-19 40mm chain gun? This is a challenge, it's frustrating but it's your and your crews asses if you don't take it out. High speed low drag, serious crew coordination. You really have to have a "TEAM" when it comes to your crew.

But seriously there were times I had my ass handed to me in those waters and as I write this I still feel the pain and memories from those nights and days. Once you exit the straights of Hormuz you can SEE the change in sea state.

Oh other points of interest, the salinity is so high that even I can float without aid. (I'm a rock) It's the most consistently polluted waters I've ever swam or sailed (except off the coast of Naples Italy, Karachi Pakistan and, Djibouti) It's a body of water not a port. It always has this sheen on it. When it gets "hot" were talking 120+ it's fucking miserable out there. But it's a paycheck! HOO-YAH!