Sea Storytelling Sailor Pillows

'Ships plumber reporting for duty.'

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

The one that got away

Wood Stain and Sun Tan Lotion

'Are we there yet?'

'So Captain Ahab, I put it to you that you were deliberately stalking my client!'

Naval Veterans Drinking at Greenwich Pub

Fishing with God

"May I put you on hold? I was on another line."

'I wonder why scuba divers always fall backwards off their boats.'

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

'Well, it wasn't my lucky day... first there was that shark and then I bimped into a bunch of beaver!'

'It's true what they say: People often look like their pets...'

'Son, I told you before: If you circle your prey for too long, you get dizzy...'

Frontispiece to 'Dombey and Son'

Scuba: 'You call that a knot, now this is a knot.'

"Call me, Ishmael."

"Will thee not sayeth uncle?!"

Two Men Angler's In A Storm.

'It was this big. I swear'

Octopus Puppet Show (colour)

"How much did it cost to have your ears pierced?"

"He's a keeper!"

'Fear of getting caught is understandable but fear of water, I think, requires counselling.'

'I win!'

Angler poses with mermaid catch.

'It's grossed over a billion dollars. Let's go see the Titanic wreck.'

'I've told you time and again, if you didn't east so fast, you wouldn't swallow so much flotsam.'

"With the benefit of hindsight, I’d say no, Ed, it wasn’t ‘funny’ letting him steer the boat!"

'To think we used to complain about a little flotsam and jetsam.'

"Have ye seen a whale that matches this swatch?"

'I'm afraid the motion has been carried and you lost.'

'Well, so much for whale-whispering.'

Lighthouse attracts ships like moths

"I thought it was deeper here."