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We all have a story to tell. Mine is a sea story that started in1948 when I turned 14 and no further education was availableto me. My father gave me two choices: stay home and fish or shipout.For the next 48 years, I sailed the world carrying cargo from onecountry to another. The ships became my home and floatingworkplace. When I went ashore in foreign ports, I never felt that Iwas more than a taxi ride away from home. I learned at an early age torespect different people and their cultures, and I witnessed theirstruggles firsthand. Being a merchant seaman is not for everyone, butonce it’s in your blood, you don’t want to do anything else. When Iwas at sea, I always felt I had one of the best and most exciting jobs,whether I was the deck boy or captain. I served on 62 different shipsand visited 173 ports in 73 countries, some many times over. WhenI began, the world was busy rebuilding after World War II. It was agreat time to be young, single, and adventurous. It was a time thatcan never be repeated.
