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    2. Cruise Ships of Today

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    3. Ask the Forum

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    5. Please let us know.

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    6. Ladies thread only please

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    7. Post those merchant navy memories here...

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    8. Met. Office Volunteer Observers were/ are deck officers serving on ( I suppose) mostly FG ships, which were supplied by the Met. Office with equipment to make weather observations.

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    10. A selection of posts by Lou.

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    11. Vale Dennis McGuckin

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      A Forum tribute to our late Member Dennis McGuckin

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    2. Safety at Sea

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      A forum for suggestions and inventions to improve safety at sea.

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      A place to share links to your musical favourites.

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      Let's hear about your travels, during and after the Merchant Navy.

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    3. A place to discuss your thoughts

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    4. A forum for Clips of Memorable Movies and their Themes only please keep on the Subject

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