The FA doesn't mention the USS Independence by name but it was a WWII aircraft carrier sunk in the Gulf of the Farallones in 1951. It had been at Bikini Atoll during atomic tests.
A good book on the Farallones (the only book?) is The Devil's Teeth, Susan Casey.
A few fun facts. The Farallones are an archipelago, but South Farallones is the largest and only habitable island. It supported a small town when it was an egg source for San Francisco. Legally, the Farallones are part of San Francisco.
You can often see the Farallones from San Francisco on a relatively clear day at sunset. They're basically west of SF and if you walk out in the street on say Balboa (or one of the alphabetical streets) and look out, you'll see them. A little elevation helps and it's easier later in the day. Point Reyes as well, if it's clear.
There are OYRA crewed and SSS singlehanded sailing races starting+finishing at the St Francis Yacht Club which round South Farallones. These start in the morning maybe 8am and finish in the evening, maybe 12+ hours. The wind usually picks up in the evening which is both good (get home faster) and difficult (broaching in the swirls of the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge (the South Tower Demon) is common).
The Farallones are a seabird rookery. Lots of birds. Lots of shit and the Farallones are upwind. So you can smell the Farallones well before you get there.
The Farallones are a protected area. You can't land on them without a permit. The best way to qualify is to volunteer for the Farallones Patrol which delivers people+stuff and takes people+garbage. Then you tie up to a mooring buoy and get a tender from the island. Then you get a docent tour of the island.
People have swum which is insane since it's a great white shark feeding area.
The Farallones are a group of islands about ~27 miles, pretty much due west of the Golden Gate Bridge. They're not huge but you can see them with the naked eye from the top of Mt Diablo about 50 miles away. There's a scientific research station on the largest one but due to their rocky coast (and environmental law) they're difficult or impossible to visit by boat.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(CVL-22)
A good book on the Farallones (the only book?) is The Devil's Teeth, Susan Casey.
A few fun facts. The Farallones are an archipelago, but South Farallones is the largest and only habitable island. It supported a small town when it was an egg source for San Francisco. Legally, the Farallones are part of San Francisco.
You can often see the Farallones from San Francisco on a relatively clear day at sunset. They're basically west of SF and if you walk out in the street on say Balboa (or one of the alphabetical streets) and look out, you'll see them. A little elevation helps and it's easier later in the day. Point Reyes as well, if it's clear.
There are OYRA crewed and SSS singlehanded sailing races starting+finishing at the St Francis Yacht Club which round South Farallones. These start in the morning maybe 8am and finish in the evening, maybe 12+ hours. The wind usually picks up in the evening which is both good (get home faster) and difficult (broaching in the swirls of the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge (the South Tower Demon) is common).
https://jibeset.net/racedoc/JACKY/T004394200/si.pdf
The Farallones are a seabird rookery. Lots of birds. Lots of shit and the Farallones are upwind. So you can smell the Farallones well before you get there.
The Farallones are a protected area. You can't land on them without a permit. The best way to qualify is to volunteer for the Farallones Patrol which delivers people+stuff and takes people+garbage. Then you tie up to a mooring buoy and get a tender from the island. Then you get a docent tour of the island.
People have swum which is insane since it's a great white shark feeding area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farallon_Islands
(Submitted title was "50,000 drums of radioactive wastes were dumped near the Farallones, 1946 to 1970")
This all comes from an era where the prevailing thought was the solution for pollution is dilution.
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