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Old 8th June 2017, 10:26
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Lucy,

The regular Capt of Opalia during my time was Capt James Brittain. Infamous in many ways and not the easiest person to get on with. Fortunately he liked the Radio dept so we had an easier time than many.
During that time we had Chinese crew and one of my fondest memories was being invited to join them for the Chinese New Year celebrations. All officers were invited to the crew mess room for the
feast. Amazing food and plenty of alcohol. Normally we only had Chinese food once a week if we were lucky as JB did not like it. Hence most of the European food was pretty dire. Mind you we had to be very careful with the drink as JB checked our intake and of course we were underway. He used to check the bar book regularly to see who was drinking what and the quantity.

Neville
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