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Oct 16, 2013Explorer
IAMICHABOD wrote:
Interesting looking locks on the outside compartments and the door.
Possibly added for unaccompanied shipping security. Merchant sailors have been known to pilfer cargo, and it's a sure risk on the docks before loading and after unloading.
Heck, in '69 we went aboard a merchie in the Straits of Taiwan to fight a bad fire. Their gratitude was such that we had to search the crew's berthing with an armed officer (ours) to get our foul weather jackets back....
Jim, "Dear Algebra, Stop asking me to find your X. She's not coming back."
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