The Baskerville 1961
by Published on 7th November 2019 09:57 PM
I joined the Baskerville back in 1961 and did three trips to Canada. I was a young A/B, had just turned 22 and had never been to Canada before. I was on the wheel and we were heading into Dalhousie, New Brunswick when the ship kept going to starboard. I said to the captain "wheel hard to port captain. ship still going to starboard." He replied "don't worry son, we have just hit the ice." I had never been in the ice before and my first thought was of the Titanic. However, I caught on that this was usual for this particular run and we were going slow ahead. We got stuck in the ice and got out twice but we totally stuck the 3rd time. W took another 10 hours to reach port with the help of an icebreaker and helicopter. it was another exciting experience for a young man and has stayed in my mind ever since. Leonard Nicol