My dad was the first mate on deep-sea freighters operating between Oakland and SE Asia. Once they transported munitions from the Concord Naval Weapons Station,

My dad was the first mate on deep-sea freighters operating between Oakland and SE Asia. Once they transported munitions from the Concord Naval Weapons Station, located at the mouth of the Sacremento River, to a US ally in Asia. Their route through San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Strait all the way out to blue waters was cleared of all ships an hour prior to their departure. Transporting munitions is a very dangerous activity.