I found this on You tube - never heard of it before but it seems relevant at the moment. If it is old hat or complete rubbish, I apologise...
[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VHf-N862-sA[/youtube]
Captain and crew 1st - sod the women and children!
Re: Captain and crew 1st - sod the women and children!
As Captain I shall be last to leave the ship.
If I run past you on the way off,
you assume the rank of Captain.
If I run past you on the way off,
you assume the rank of Captain.
Re: Captain and crew 1st - sod the women and children!
Yeah, there’s far too few captains are willing to lead from the front and show the way to others who will likely be cautious about getting into a liferaft,
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Re: Captain and crew 1st - sod the women and children!
I've seen a skipper jump off a perfectly good boat that wasn't even slightly sinking . . .tcm wrote:Yeah, there’s far too few captains are willing to lead from the front and show the way to others who will likely be cautious about getting into a liferaft,