HM Gov’t Petition

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   Do you support the Coast Guard's in their dispute over pay?
You can show your support by signing this Petition 'on line'
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/MCA-strike/

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	Do you support the Coast Guard's in their dispute over pay? You can show your support by signing this Petition 'on line' http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/MCA-strike/
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tramontana Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 April 2007 Status: Offline Points: 418	Post Options Post Reply Quote tramontana Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 June 2008 at 12:28pm
	For people who never managed to go to sea or for those who did but did not do any time on Trampers the magazine "Shipping Today and Yesterday" is running a series of great articles written by the late Captain Michael Cavaghan in which he describes his time at sea in the 50's/60's/70's and some of the more obscure Ports he visited as we all did when we were Tramping, he describes the lawlessness of those places. It is sometimes difficult for people today to appreciate and accept that docking at those places for crews was like entering the "Wild West/East" the carrying of guns and knives was an accepted practise and you are not "winding them up" when you tell them that there were times you were lucky to get back to the security of the ship on some occasions!!! He has put it down on paper very well.