THE CONFESSIONAL
May 26, 2022
2 minutes
A smashing start
BY GRAHAM COWNIE
Many years ago I spent a week on one of Her Majesty’s destroyers. Coming in to dock alongside in a tight space, the captain kept speed on, almost to the last minute. He explained that he was worried that the strong onshore wind might drift him onto the docked ship he had to pass while squeezing into
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