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SHARE an Experience I had when I was 20-22 yrs of age,(over 30 yrs ago) I was in the merchant marine,(back in my younger days,"officers messman' and to this guy it was like a great big playground & world tour,(with lots of free time at sea)and Capt even let this "little ole 5'9"@130 pounds boy/man)in cowboy boots steer this big DEL ALBA, (C 4 type) cargo ship,(grain to India)man that was neat, even got a chance to steer her,which I was so SCARED because ,(here I am a little 'squirt steering this great big ship) so the Capt said "'want a try at it",I was excited about it,"'keep it on course,(my name)go ahead turn the wheel,we need to stay on course,turn that wheel",thank God we had the whole ocean,I thought I was going to make the dang ship roll over, Cap't & OS,(ordinary seaman) were watching me, I was scared xxxxlees,(like 1st time learning to drive a car) o/s wishered to me,?? turn the wheel to the right, then cap't said again "keep on coarse" & the o/s told me again "go ahead? turn the wheel' to the right,then the o/s told me ?? keep that needle on the compass # degrees,go ahead & turn the ship, turn the whell, (ok u asked for it, I took both hands and TURNED THE WHEEL,as hard as I could, it felt like nothing was happenning when i turned the wheel,,but when it finally started to turn,IT DID TURNED,LOL,scared everyone Cap't & o/s laughed & told me "not to steer anymore ships till I learn how",MY LAST TRIP was going across the North Atlantic,have heard rumors & talk "'always avoid the north Atlantic its a ruff ???, well i made 1 trip over & back, and swore on my knees, ""OH LORD WHAT DID I GET INTO,I SWEAR IF U LET ME GET BACK SAFE I'LL NEVER GET ON ANOTHER SHIP"' & never got sea sick, but comming back across the north atlantic,the ice box in the messroom broke loose from the bulkhead ,hit a wooden door went through that & hit a 3-4 foot rail & went overboard, (even the 2nd officer said,)after seeing it break loose & smashed through the door,he cussed & said the ship must have stood on her side,we both look out the porthole toward the bow & I SWEAR I think half the ocen was on the deck,I could not see any guardrail on the port side, next morning Capt was talking & said something like the ship took a 30 degree roll,I an't never been back on a ship since,going through the panama canal (locks) was great,& down by Durban South Africa,the jungle comes right down to the beach-ocean, and I saw some of the biggest jelly fish I ever saw maybe 3 foot across the top,finally got to Madras India, and I still remember the "witch Doctor" comming on the ship befor anyone else, and yes INDIA was (probally still is)a VERY POOR COUNTRY,but it was a learnning experience,
If u don't mind would like to
SHARE an Experience I had when I was 20-22 yrs of age,(over 30 yrs ago) I was in the merchant marine,(back in my younger days,"officers messman' and to this guy it was like a great big playground & world tour,(with lots of free time at sea)and Capt even let this "little ole 5'9"@130 pounds boy/man)in cowboy boots steer this big DEL ALBA, (C 4 type) cargo ship,(grain to India)man that was neat, even got a chance to steer her,which I was so SCARED because ,(here I am a little 'squirt steering this great big ship) so the Capt said "'want a try at it",I was excited about it,"'keep it on course,(my name)go ahead turn the wheel,we need to stay on course,turn that wheel",thank God we had the whole ocean,I thought I was going to make the dang ship roll over, Cap't & OS,(ordinary seaman) were watching me, I was scared xxxxlees,(like 1st time learning to drive a car) o/s wishered to me,?? turn the wheel to the right, then cap't said again "keep on coarse" & the o/s told me again "go ahead? turn the wheel' to the right,then the o/s told me ?? keep that needle on the compass # degrees,go ahead & turn the ship, turn the whell, (ok u asked for it, I took both hands and TURNED THE WHEEL,as hard as I could, it felt like nothing was happenning when i turned the wheel,,but when it finally started to turn,IT DID TURNED,LOL,scared everyone Cap't & o/s laughed & told me "not to steer anymore ships till I learn how",MY LAST TRIP was going across the North Atlantic,have heard rumors & talk "'always avoid the north Atlantic its a ruff ???, well i made 1 trip over & back, and swore on my knees, ""OH LORD WHAT DID I GET INTO,I SWEAR IF U LET ME GET BACK SAFE I'LL NEVER GET ON ANOTHER SHIP"' & never got sea sick, but comming back across the north atlantic,the ice box in the messroom broke loose from the bulkhead ,hit a wooden door went through that & hit a 3-4 foot rail & went overboard, (even the 2nd officer said,)after seeing it break loose & smashed through the door,he cussed & said the ship must have stood on her side,we both look out the porthole toward the bow & I SWEAR I think half the ocen was on the deck,I could not see any guardrail on the port side, next morning Capt was talking & said something like the ship took a 30 degree roll,I an't never been back on a ship since,going through the panama canal (locks) was great,& down by Durban South Africa,the jungle comes right down to the beach-ocean, and I saw some of the biggest jelly fish I ever saw maybe 3 foot across the top,finally got to Madras India, and I still remember the "witch Doctor" comming on the ship befor anyone else, and yes INDIA was (probally still is)a VERY POOR COUNTRY,but it was a learnning experience,
