Unusual Vessels

[Mike Hall]

Message in a bottle.

BOTTLE.jpg

[Doc Vernon]

One wouldn't want the Cork to go Pop!! LOL
Cheers

[j.sabourn]

Usually Corks going pop , means a weasel is involved , weasel is a helluva name for a ship ?
JS

[happy daze john in oz]

As the skipper said weesall do well in her

[j.sabourn]

Or maybe we sail , like it or not , or your all fined a weeks pay and logged 2 for 1 every day lying here in the South of France ( Marseilles ) and I write and tell your female partners the double life your leading. Cheers ( Bonjour mes amies ) JS

[Doc Vernon]

Must be the largest Blue Bottle around, dont get stung by it !
You'll have more than just a sting in you! Eeeek!! Cripes!!

[j.sabourn]

Better than a Spanish fly I suppose, especially if bought off George Robey.JS

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Don't worry the cork wont go pop, it's the Captains cabin, LoL.
Des

[j.sabourn]

Do you refer to the cork being thrown over the side or the skipper being a meanie Des ? I was mate on one anchor handler in earlier days , when after a successful rig shift all Hands used to gather on the bridge the cork was pulled out and consigned to the deep and the bottle passed around until empty and used to follow the cork. Until legislation came out to stop such a good practice of seamen I saw no harm with carrying on with this tradition. Cheers JS.
The legislation being of course the disturbance and cleanliness of our beautiful oceans primary, and secondary the distinct lack of bottles on ships. JS

[happy daze john in oz]

The bottles once at the bottom made good reefs for the fish to swim around.
The corks, well enough of them and you have a life jacket.