I seem to recall him saying he was caught up in one, almost drowned but was saved? I am not sure how that could be since his original discharge book remains?
That is quite possible Shelly as the Books were held while at Sea by the Captain or someone who had a senior Rank on the Ship.i would expect that although the Ship went down and only as I se it 1 Seaman was lost,meaning that all the other Crew were OK and quite possibly if not certain that the Discharge Books were saved by whoever was in charge of them at that time, this of course is only suppersition possibly others can enlighten on this ??
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