Seaman Apprentice Craig Wibberley Multi-Cache
Seaman Apprentice Craig Wibberley
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Part of the Remember the U.S.S. Cole Series.
When Seaman Apprentice Craig B. Wibberley bid family and friends
goodbye in August and shipped out for a six-month tour of duty on
the USS Cole, no one could have anticipated that he would return to
them in October, a fallen hero.
On October 12, 2000, USS Cole (DDG 67), under the command of
Commander Kirk Lippold, set in to Aden harbor for a routine fuel
stop. Cole completed mooring at 09:30. Refueling started at 10:30.
Around 11:18 local time (08:18 UTC), a small craft approached the
port side of the destroyer, and an explosion occurred, putting a
35-by-36-foot gash in the ship's port side. The blast hit the
ship's galley, where crew were lining up for lunch. Seventeen
sailors were killed and thirty nine others were injured in the
blast.
Among the killed was Seaman Apprentice Craig Wibberly from
Williamsport, MD. A young man dedicated to serving his country, and
a father’s partner for fishing and rebuilding Corvettes. At 19,
Craig Wibberley joined the Navy to travel and get an education, his
father said.
First news of the tragedy came to the tiny Washington county
community on the morning of October 12. The community as a whole,
and members of St. Marks, where the Wibberley’s are members, closed
ranks and embraced the family after the news came. The quiet
country church’s graveyard was Craig Wibberley’s final resting
place.
Stage One of this geocache will lead you to the grave marker of
Seaman Apprentice Craig Wibberley. Using the marker, substitute
numbers into the following:
N 39* 33.ABC W 077* 44.ADD where:
A = the last digit in the year of Wibberley's death.
B = the number of letters in the final word on the marker.
C = the number of letters in the next to last word on the
marker.
D = the number of letters in the final word on the plaque minus
one.
Stage Two is a very short walk away, within the confines of the
cemetery proper. Please be sure to remember that respect for the
deceased is paramount. No dogs or pets of any kind are permitted in
the cemetery and no night caching is allowed.
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The cache container you seek is a magnetic hide a key which
contains a stashnote explaining geocaching, a few logsheets, a
pencil, and room for some very small swag. Please be sure to rehide
as well (or better) than found so that others may enjoy the cache
also.
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