Hi, I was on a bulk carrier around Cape Town in the early 70s, it was on a Friday that a albatross landed on our ship. We'll the superstition at the time was, (as far I known) that if a albatross lands on a Friday on your ship you will hit real bad weather. Sure enough we had the full Cape rollers and just to top that the anchor came loose and the engine broke down. Bloody albatross! (that is a true story, but maybe not the Friday bit)