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Nearly 5,000 sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln disembarked in Pattaya for shore leave after about 250 days at sea, spending first hours shopping and then sampling the town’s neon nightlife; prostitution is off-limits, and while morale appears to lift, local businesses report uneven spending as sailors take a break from life aboard the carrier.
The crew of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, totaling about 5,000 sailors, arrived in Pattaya, Thailand for their first shore leave in roughly nine months, with groups disembarking in civilian clothes and vessels like the USS Higgins also arriving. Local officials welcomed them as Pattaya’s tourism and red-light districts, historically linked to US military presence, were highlighted in the coverage. Captain Dan Keeler acknowledged a disconnect between home reporting and onboard conditions, citing ongoing supply issues and questions about reported suicides as an open investigation, while sailors faced restrictions on certain areas and activities during their leave.
Space.com reviews Strange New Worlds Season 4’s 'Human Best Friend,' arguing the Enterprise crew’s attempt at shore leave devolves into chaotic, Hangover‑style misadventures. The piece threads through Trek’s history of ill‑fated vacations—from Shore Leave to Captain’s Holiday to Risa—showing that even in Star Trek, taking time off rarely brings rest, with memory gaps, mind-reading tech, and planetary hijinks driving the chaos.