Underway replenishment of US Navy ships in the Tonkin Gulf during the Vietnam War (during the final combat operations before cease fire - late December 1972 or one of the first few days of January 1973). I filmed this while on board the USN Destroyer USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852). I was hand holding a Yashica Super 8 mm movie camera and had to stop filming every few seconds to clean the UV filter, due to the spray. The film is Kodak Tri-X panchromatic. The seas are 15 to 25 feet (moderate). The Mason is taking on fuel from the oiler USS Waccamaw (AO-109). Along the port side of the Waccamaw is the USS Horne (DLG-30) - you can just see its bow. When breaking away from refueling while operating in the Tonkin Gulf, we played Country Roads by John Denver over the 1 MC (the ship's PA system - audible to nearby ships). The crew of the Waccamaw heard that song as we left.

This video is from a digital high definition frame by frame transfer from the original film. The quality is much improved from the earlier video posted here. Be sure to watch in HQ! Also, the music track is my own this time. (less info)