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Old Sea Story for Brass Pounders
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John W. Smith
I've been slowly plodding my way through a collection of sea stories and came across one that will be of interest to CW operators. It's by Jacland Marmur called "The Ransom of Peter Drake." It was originally published in the Saturday Evening Post, January 3, 1948. Here's a summary I found online. It doesn't do the story justice, but you'll get the idea anyway.
"Short story. The story about a radio operator who panicked and did not get a distress call out when his ship sank, causing the crew to spend weeks in a lifeboat before being rescued. He signs on another ship as an ordinary seaman. Well you guessed it, the ship starts sinking and he has a chance to redeem himself." 73, John, KC0HSB -- This message came to you from John Wesley Smith kc0hsb@... Find musings of an eclectic pilgrim at https://johnwesleysmith.com/
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John Beatty
Hey John, is there a link available? I tried fishing around but no luck yet. Thanks,. John NO0I
From: main@CMRA.groups.io <main@CMRA.groups.io> on behalf of John W. Smith <kc0hsb@...>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 10:48:01 PM To: CMRA <main@cmra.groups.io> Subject: [CMRA] Old Sea Story for Brass Pounders I've been slowly plodding my way through a collection of sea stories and
came across one that will be of interest to CW operators. It's by Jacland Marmur called "The Ransom of Peter Drake." It was originally published in the Saturday Evening Post, January 3, 1948. Here's a summary I found online. It doesn't do the story justice, but you'll get the idea anyway. "Short story. The story about a radio operator who panicked and did not get a distress call out when his ship sank, causing the crew to spend weeks in a lifeboat before being rescued. He signs on another ship as an ordinary seaman. Well you guessed it, the ship starts sinking and he has a chance to redeem himself." 73, John, KC0HSB -- This message came to you from John Wesley Smith kc0hsb@... Find musings of an eclectic pilgrim at https://johnwesleysmith.com/
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John W. Smith
Hi John,
I couldn't find a link to the story either, except that the book is available online as a used book. It's called The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Sea Stories, edited by Day Edgar. It might be available through the library. I'm reading it in audio form from the National Library of Congress collection for the blind. I didn't think it would be so hard to find that story by itself online. John On 7/28/2021 2:41 PM, John Beatty wrote: Hey John, is there a link available? I tried fishing around but no-- This message came to you from John Wesley Smith kc0hsb@... Find musings of an eclectic pilgrim at https://johnwesleysmith.com/
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