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GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck
Red Ball Express GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck stuck in the mud, 1944. (Photo Credit: wolny / Defense Link / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain)
Often overlooked, the humble GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 – or “Deuce and a Half,” as it was otherwise known – holds a prominent place in vehicle development during World War II. Engineered for harsh terrains and diverse payloads, over half a million were produced. It served as the backbone of the US Army’s logistics network, ferrying troops, food and ammunition across all theaters.
From https://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/vehicles-world-war-ii.html
Marsh party location?
Driver veers into marsh in Seabrook Tuesday morning. Burton Fire stages roadside rescue
BY EVAN MCKENNA UPDATED JUNE 13, 2023 3:02 PM
Burton firefighters were about to call a marine rescue crew before realizing their truck’s ladder was just the right length to carry out the Tuesday morning rescue, Capt. Dan Byrne told The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. Burton Fire Department
First responders carried out a roadside rescue Tuesday morning after a woman drove into the marsh off U.S. 21, according to the Burton Fire District. The car veered off the northbound lanes of Trask Parkway in Seabrook just after 11 a.m. Tuesday, burying itself in wheel-deep mud about 50 feet from the highway, Capt. Dan Byrne told The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. After briefly considering calling in an airboat from Beaufort Marine Water Rescue team, fire crews proceeded to rescue the woman using their engine’s ladder, which was just long enough to reach the vehicle.
Read more here
BY EVAN MCKENNA UPDATED JUNE 13, 2023 3:02 PM
Burton firefighters were about to call a marine rescue crew before realizing their truck’s ladder was just the right length to carry out the Tuesday morning rescue, Capt. Dan Byrne told The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. Burton Fire Department
First responders carried out a roadside rescue Tuesday morning after a woman drove into the marsh off U.S. 21, according to the Burton Fire District. The car veered off the northbound lanes of Trask Parkway in Seabrook just after 11 a.m. Tuesday, burying itself in wheel-deep mud about 50 feet from the highway, Capt. Dan Byrne told The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. After briefly considering calling in an airboat from Beaufort Marine Water Rescue team, fire crews proceeded to rescue the woman using their engine’s ladder, which was just long enough to reach the vehicle.
Read more here
Quicksand rescue - New quicksand location
Woman stuck in quicksand up to her waist on beach rescued by emergency services
The woman got "stuck waist-deep in thick mud" while walking near a lake and had to be treated for the "effects of the cold mud" after the terrifying ordeal.
By ISABELLA MARSANS 19:48, Tue, May 30, 2023 | UPDATED: 23:36, Tue, May 30, 2023
The woman got “stuck waist-deep in thick mud” (Image: RNLI/DANIEL WHITELEY)
A woman was rescued after being stuck "waist-deep in thick mud" while walking near a Merseyside lake. The woman quickly became "firmly stuck in a channel of shallow water" and wasn’t able to reach the shore, the RNLI said. At approximately 2:45pm on Monday, the hovercraft Hurley Spirit from Hoylake was dispatched to rescue her at the southern end of West Kirby Marine Lake in Merseyside. Full story here
Sounds like someone may need to check that place out and see how good it is for quicksand.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
I am coming back
I know I have been gone a while, but I am making a comeback. It has been way to long since I have been grunged. Maybe I can find some helpers out there?
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