tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830234788257848988.post8305137442017892490..comments2023-08-08T09:52:41.549-04:00Comments on Deep Water Writing: Two GulfsDeep Water Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606788574805657758noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830234788257848988.post-60791407812740666912010-06-27T17:58:54.820-04:002010-06-27T17:58:54.820-04:00I've run out to the Persian Gulf on and off fo...I've run out to the Persian Gulf on and off for many years. I recall being out there during the summer monsoon when the temp outside in the shade was 110 Fahrenheit. I went there at first in C3s run by Isthmian Lines and also in a couple of Navy Mission Tankers. No HVAC in those ships. We used to pull the Cargo Reefer spaces down to about 40 degrees F but had to stop sleeping there when to many guys came down with congested lungs.<br />Best Regards;<br />Hugh<br />PS Bab el Mandeb means "Gateway of Tears" in Arabic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324235857834985264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830234788257848988.post-56772303082339750082010-06-25T04:30:31.650-04:002010-06-25T04:30:31.650-04:00Those barnyard animal sounds are probably coming f...Those barnyard animal sounds are probably coming from your cabin. You should record some of that radio chatter, I bet that's a scream.MonkeyFisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087819198325687442noreply@blogger.com