Jumping the Hard way

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Well there is a new twist to jumping ship . A bulk carrier from Vietnam reported a crew member had fallen over the side off Newcastle N.S.W. a huge sea search failed to find him, the next day a Saturday a Dr and a friend went fishing of the coast near Newcastle, the Dr was stunned to see an arm waving from between the waves, yep it was the missing seaman from Vietnam. He was wearing a life jacket, and in a platsic pouch he had his passport and papers. One lucky seaman I'd sayas he was shriveled up from the saltwater.
Des

[happy daze john in oz]

Saw thta Des, my question, did he fall or was he pushed??

[John Gill]

Saw thta Des, my question, did he fall or was he pushed??

round the ship wearing a life jacket with passport and Id?
Odd.What seaman wanders

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What seaman wanders round the ship wearing a life jacket with passport and Id?

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John,
This Bulker was light ship' so high out of the water, I don't think he would have survived the jump, so maybe a mate put the Jacobs ladder over then polled it up. Now if this type of jumping had happened in the 50s and 60s in NZ they would have to have had a couple of trawlers hauling them in on nets.
Des
Ps
There are a lot of big sharks around the entrance to Newcastle, Nobby's beach has had a few deaths.

[j.sabourn]

Des they were jumping from a 180 feet at the piper alpha, and some survived to tell their grandchildren. One of the ones who didn’t landed 10 feet off the starboard bridge wing and I knew instinctively it wasn’t a good landing and made for a one who I knew was alive. Coming back to the first one his head and hard hat were inseparable. All training and exercising one does never is enough when you meet the real thing head on so as to speak. Thank God ashore most civilised countries have rescue services ashore more competent medical wise to attend. The bushfire volunteers being only one of many. JS.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
Yes there are some good people around, one group found a woman missing in some rugged country down here she had been missing for six days.
Des