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Old 30th October 2017, 00:28
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Doesn't seem like there's much chance of doing trips like that anymore. You have to wonder what all those ex-seafarers who become story tellers would have made of modern shipping. Not a lot to inspire a good yarn.

I suspect most on here like me caught the best end of our seafaring tradition before it became the absolute fodder of the bean counter and the spread sheet, which pretty much meant it disappeared as a home born skill.

Well when space travel needs cargo shifting maybe a bit of adventure will come back into the job, after all, you'll kip most of the way there and most of the way back, and just hope you don't encounter something a 'bit off' on the way (but if you do, it'll make a good yarn to tell.)

https://youtu.be/jz4kXFI_VtE
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