Take some good advice. Don't worry too much about
weird things happening on and around any motor vessel
large or small. Try to keep in mind that most of the
people who operate these vessels don't know their
ass from a hole in the ground.

They go around doing just about what they damned
well please for a couple of reasons. One is they
think the bigger they are the more they can get away
with. Another is the merchant marine is a magnet
for every undesirable misfit and loser in the world.

If they cannot hold a job ashore they end up on ships
where they have no excuse for not showing up for their
shift. Unless they jump overboard they can always be
roused or kicked out of their fart sacks.

Shen44 and otnmbrd are two such examples of
misfits who found their way aboard ships and run them
about as poorly as they have run their useless lives.

S.Simon


"Donal" wrote in message ...
Yesterday, as we approached a large, anchored, oil tanker, it gave one
short blast. About a minute later it gave three short blasts.


Does anybody know what this meant?

At the time, there were few other boats in the vicinity. The tide was
about to turn. In fact the ship changed its attitude by 90 degrees over the
following 15-20 minutes. I noticed some smoke from the funnel for a couple
of minutes.

Do these ships "drive around" when at anchor? Would they indicate a
starboard turn, and then an astern signal?

I tried calling them up on the radio, but there was no reply.



Regards


Donal
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