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9th November 2021, 05:32 AM
#41
Re: Life jackets.
Close by where the cruise ships berth in Freeo there is a Seaman's Mission but did not have time to go in.
Did get to the one in Geradlton though, very good one there.
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9th November 2021, 04:06 PM
#42
Re: Life jackets.
That mission was the one were the Sky Pilot refused to let his daughter go out with a seafarer. Den
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9th November 2021, 04:45 PM
#43
Re: Life jackets.
Originally Posted by
Des Taff Jenkins
Hi Den
I think they found that if you jumped from a height without holding down the top you could break your neck.
Des
Des, it is believed that death after breaking your neck in that way killed 1,000s over the two world wars. Terry.
Last edited by Red Lead Ted; 9th November 2021 at 04:48 PM.
{terry scouse}
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