European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 24, 1994.the stars and stripes Page 3 Navy ships save hundreds from ferry by Marian Hamit Row ,. A by Marian Hamilton Mediterranean Bureau Crew members of three . Naval ships helped Rescue nearly 500 passengers from an egyptian ferry ? u at to incr explosion in the Gulf of Suez act ording to the . Naval forces Central come. Pic film from the . Navy destroyer Briscoe the is late Stephen. Groves and military Seal command Oiler Henry j. Kaiser joined Rescue operations in the red sea after receiving distress ?1s  at 10 40 . From the egyptian passenger ferry Al Qamar Al saudi Al Misri. Cople were sported dead and 50 missing from the ferry according to the associated press on thursday. The Ai Qamar Al saudi Al Misri had nearly aug passengers and 86 Crew members according to the distress Call Given from the second mate of the ferry said Navy it. Hal Pittman a spokesman for the naval forces Central come. Many of the passengers and Crew were reported to have jumped overboard to escape the Blaze. Rescuers were unable to bring the fire under control and Small of fax Pioss a continued to Rock the ferry until it Sank at o 4u . Thursday. The Henry j. Kaiser with medical personnel aboard a a a try in hur Ghada Egypt and arrived on the scene at 3 30 . To provide a triage Center and to serve As a passenger collection ship Pittman  personnel and other sailors from the Kaiser the Briscoe and the Groves along with doctors and nurses from a nearby cruise ship Doulos treated 269 injured survivors in seven hour by Day s end american rescuers estimated that Thev had saved almost 500 passengers. U  btsc�9i based at Norfolk va., and the Groves based at pasc Agou a miss., were in the area to support , sanctions against Iraq Pittman said. The i so ships were under Quot the command of . Coast guard so 42, which ordered them to the area soon after receiving the ferry a distress  boats and helicopters from the Briscoe and Groves worked with merchant vessels tugs and the Doulos to Rescue victims amid Strong winds and Burn my debris. Petty officer 1st class tide a Griffin of the Briscoe aboard one of the Small boats conducting search and Rescue efforts said his clearest memory of the operation came when a Man still aboard the ferry dropped a baby 50 to 60 feet Down to the sailors. Quot i caught the baby and could not believe the baby was t injured Griffin said. A i covered the boy with my body to keep him warm then we took the baby along with a few other survivors to one of the tugs and headed out to get More  ,. Members of the Briscoe a helicopter rescued one survivor from the ferry a deck just As the ferry rolled onto its Side and Sank Pittman said. Cmdr. Gary m. Mckinley Captain of the Groves awarded Navy achievement medals to 12 of his Crew members for their efforts during the Rescue operation. I in. A. U.s..1 sol. War Gros Ine 3rd inf Ute team goes through the obstacle course in the Boselager Competition. Army cavalry scouts net title in contest with Allied nations Wurzburg Germany a amps a soldiers from the 3rd inf div captured the Allied division title Friday during the four Day International Boselager cup cavalry scout Competition at fre Yung. Quot /. On the strength of first place finishes in the mounted reconnaissance patrol and obstacle course events the eight Soldier . Team beat seven teams from nato allies to win the title said sgt. Ward Gros spokesman for the 3rd inf div which has its Headquarters in Wurzburg. The Canadian team earned second place and the dutch team captured third. A the week at Boselager was a great time not Only because we won but because of the International flavor of the Competition a said capt. Patrick Matlock project officer for the divisions Boselager team. A there were Good soldiers the Best Cav scouts from eight nations who competed hard but had great camaraderie a fre Yung lies Northeast of Passau near the czech and austrian Borders. The biannual event sponsored by the German  is called by some the Premier cavalry scout Competition in Europe. It is named for German Gen. Georg von Boselager who distinguished himself on the russian front in world War ii. Teams earned Points for participating in each event Gros said. Events  As night reconnaissance or mounted reconnaissance were Worth More. The 3rd inf div team was in second place until the last event a the mounted reconnaissance patrol which accounted for 30 percent of each teams score a before moving past. The canadians Matlock said. A the Premier event of Boselager the a mounted patrol. Tests tactics tactical Security action upon objectives orders processing and movement a Matlock said hit is extremely performance oriented and basically encompasses All that Cav scouts  this year one major competitor was unable to attend. British scouts regular contestants in the past were on peacekeeping duty in Bosnia and Herzegovina Gros said. And even though the German  sponsored the event the germans attending did not compete with the other teams because the Boselager cavalry scout events Are mandatory training for German troops. Therefore the 10 German teams competed among themselves. Members of the 3rd inf div Boselager team including alternates were 2nd it Steven Waller staff sgt. Ricky Dean sgt. Minh Phan sgt. Douglas Vose spec. Sammy Grahm spec. Adam Dulkowski spec. Karol kor Sadowicz spec. Corbin Krell set Morgan White and spec. Brett Fisher. Mildenhall England a amps a air fete �?T94, which organizers Call the largest air show in Europe is expected to draw 300,000 spectators to Raf Milden Hall this weekend. The event features Aerial flights hangar exhibitions and Static displays. Two . Aircraft the c-17 Globe Mas Ter Iii and the a Boh spectre gunship will make their air fete debuts officials said. Aircraft from the United kingdom Canada France Belgium the Netherlands and Denmark will join the c-17, ac-130h and other . Aircraft. The air show also will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the a Day invasion air fete officials said. The c-17 Globe master Iii is the new est . Air Force airlifted. The aircraft assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston fab s.c., will Fly a tactical air demonstration saturday arid sunday. When not flying the c-17 will be on Static display. The Globe master Iii has a computerized Glass cockpit head up displays and advanced cargo handling systems. It combines the cargo carrying capacities of Large aircraft  As the c-5 Galaxy and c-141 Star lifter with the Short runway capabilities of the smaller c-130 Hercules Globe masters can routinely land on runways Only 3,000 feet Long. Since its inaugural flight in september 1991, the Globe master Iii has set More than 20 world records. The a Boh spectre gunship will be on Static display during the air show. This heavily armed variation of the c-130 Hercules from the 16th special operations Wing at Hurlburt Field fla., is deployed to Europe As part of operation deny  gun slip is armed with two 7 62. My min guns two 20 my cannons one 40 my Cannon and one 105 my howitzer. Its Side firing weapons Are integrated with sophisticated sensor navigation and fire control systems to provide surgical firepower during extended periods at night or in bad weather. The parking areas at Raf Mildenhall will open at 7 ., and the exhibition areas will open at 8 30 . On both Days the air show starts at 11 . Vehicle admission fees which include parking and Entrance for All occupants arc car 14 pounds about $21 motorcycle 8 pounds $12 minibus up to 18 people 35 pounds $52.50 and double Decker bus 115 pounds $172.50. Pedestrian prices Are adults 3 pounds $4.50 children 8 to 15 years and old age pensioners 1 Pound $1.50 and children under 8, free. For up to Date information callers in England can dial the 24-hour air fete news line at 0638 543341. P o lice Hunting you Rig male in my Bremen Germany a amps a polite probing the May 17 slaying of an american on a train near Bremen Are looking for a Young male passenger who travelled in the victims train car. Also a train system worker has found a revolver alongside train tracks near the Verden train station about 20 Miles Southeast of Bremen police said. Police Are examining the weapon to learn whether it was used to kill the american William g. Bledsoe 46, an employee of the  a 95lh combat support Hospital in Heidelberg. Test results were not yet available monday a Bremen police official said. A train employee found Bledsoe dying of a gunshot wound on the floor of his sleeping compartment about 5 45 ., 13 minutes before the train arrived in Bremen robbery is the suspected motive. The Man police Hope to question is believed to have boarded the Hamburg bound train in Stuttgart he occupied Bledsoe compartment 10 in car 15, Only two compartments away from the one in which Bledsoe was shot. Witnesses described the traveler As about 25 years old and 5 feet 10 inches tall police said. He has Short slightly Wavy medium Blond hair and was wearing a Light coi ored shirt Blue jeans and dark shoes. His Luggage probably consisted of a Knapsack and he May be working out his civil service option that some German men choose As a Legal alternative to the military draft. Anyone with information about the Case is urged to Call the Bremen police criminal Section at 0421-3626666 f