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That’s an awesome website @ombugge ! Saved to favorites & I’m sure eventually I’ll read every page on it. Thanks for sharing.
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They got me with The Wrong Trousers.
From the story:
“Visibility was good with only a small amount of patchy fog. The officer on watch had everything under control until he attempted to stand up. The officer had been sitting in a chair rose up and had his trousers caught on the chair’s lever. Losing his balance, he fell over and knocked himself out.”
It’s too bad really. I’m sure since the loss of that ship in 2003 there’s been a ship owner somewhere who requires his bridge crew to wear those tight skinny jeans while on watch.
That’s literally incredible.
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Straight outta Monty Python.
“Just Mating your Honour”
I remember reading a few years ago of a Ferry running out of Vancouver ran aground due to the Mate and 2nd Mate having a “Naughty” in the chartroom. I think they were husband and wife. The Mate apparently couldn’t wait until his wife was off watch. It would have been interesting to have been at the Court of Inquiry and hear their defence.
“I feel I need a tetanus shot just from looking at it.” -LT Marty Pascal
[Maritime Buff]
When the Sygna Snapped in Two and Left Half Her Body Behind
Sygna was a 53,000-ton Norwegian bulk carrier that ran aground on Stockton Beach near Newcastle during a violent storm on 26 May 1974. Despite attempts to ride out the weather, the ship dragged anchor in 17-meter swells and was pushed sideways nearly eleven kilometers before grounding. A rescue helicopter from the RAAF safely lifted all 30 crew members shortly before the vessel began breaking apart.
Salvage efforts began months later under Japanese businessman Kitoku Yamada, who intended to tow the ship to Japan for scrapping. On 4 September 1974, the bow section was successfully floated off after extensive repairs and pumping, but as cables strained to free the rest of the ship, the hull cracked in two. The stern was pushed closer to shore and settled permanently in shallow waters, while the intact bow remained afloat. It was moved to Salamander Bay in Port Stephens for temporary holding and was finally towed to Taiwan in early 1976 where it was dismantled. Multiple attempts to recover the stern failed, and the wreckage remained on the beach for decades, gradually decaying into the surf.
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