Storyteller Of The Untamed Sea Gifts

'No Jake, I don't want to watch you do it again.'

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

"Hey grandpa, tell us more about the time you were in that Steven Spielberg movie."

The one that got away

'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

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

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

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

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

'Oh, no - I have to read each tentacle - that'll be extra, of course.'

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

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

Frontispiece to 'Dombey and Son'

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

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

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

Octopus Puppet Show (colour)

Two Men Angler's In A Storm.

"Will thee not sayeth uncle?!"

'It was this big. I swear'

"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.'

A crab finds an alternative to walking sideways.

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

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

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

'Well, so much for whale-whispering.'

Lighthouse attracts ships like moths