Maritime Merchant Gifts

Preparing Merchant Vessels for the Blockade

For his next book, he would write an epic novel of the sea.

"Maybe the next one will be a singles cruise."

"It says: 'The teamwork that got you here is the real treasure.' Aww."

When laundry ruled the waves.

'Maybe it should be funnier...'

"As I was only saying the other day..."

"It's hard not to take a mutiny personally."

'If we get out of this alive, I'm going to have a darn good look at your resume.'

'Look Reg, a ship...we're saved!'

Sea weed harvest.

Captain looks out of a porthole and notices that the ship is sinking.

"You may be in love, but can you support my daughter on what a herring makes?"

Pirate playing pool using his artificial leg as a pool stick.

"Will thee not sayeth uncle?!"

"There she be, lads, the special economic zone!"

Tugboat tugging Iceberg

"Oh No!!!...Cap'n...Iceberg...Dead ahead!!"

On the plus side, I'd wager a lot of you folks back there had never seen an iceburg up close before.

"Today's numbers. . . seashells up one, lobsters up three, claims down one, mussels up one . . ."

"Richard was recently promoted to first mate."

"We're gonna make, Rose! Keep washing your hands!"

"I am wearying of the crew's constant repetition of the same old sea shanties."

"Before we made the leap to cyberspace, our stockholders made us promise we'd maintain a traditional street presence, too!"

"And pick up a wine - something that goes with fish."

What really happened on the EVER GIVEN

Ever Given

The Rind of the Ancient Mariner.

London merchant telling a young employee that if he does not change his behaviour his career will go badly and he may end up becoming mayor

"You're absolutely sure my wife won't be able to find this?"

'It was only a joke. I never thought they's accept me.'

"Re-calculating, arrive at your final destination in six...five...four..."

The grazing deck of the Titanic.

'As a young rat, I traveled the world as a stowaway on a merchant navy ship...'

'So it's true that dolphins help navigate.'