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33 ) SHOE STRING COMPANY (cartoon) ....

Kind courtesy Dave Clark (2/Engr),Fred, Fred's wife Bobbie and the volunteers at www.merchantnavyofficers.com

May 2001 - Dave went to work in the North Sea for Seaforth Maritime Ltd and the first in the series is how all those employed by the said Company viewed how the Company was run, on a shoe string!

The cartoons that follow - on this page and the next few were drawn by Dave Clarke, Second Engineer Townsend-Thoresen, whilst on board Free Enterprise II, Viking Venturer, Viking Valiant etc. in the mid-70s and early 80s. As I recall Dave left and went to work on the North Sea supply vessels. The following are a tribute to all sea going staff who are often expected to work miracles, do the impossible under extreme conditions and pamper to the demands of those ashore who don’t, in most cases, know their ass from their elbow.



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