Shortly after we deplyed to the South Atlantic in 1981, we found that the shuttle had been stolen from the survival equipment section sewing machine when the ship was in refit, so we demanded a replacement shuttle. A few weeks later we arrived in Montevideo to find a large crate awaiting us. It contained an entire new sewing machine. When we asked why we were told that the shuttle was not listed as a spare part, so they had sent the next higher assembly. From that day onwards whenever the other departments couldn't get what they wanted, the cry was always, Well the wafoos can have a f...... sewing machine so why can't we have this.
A few weeks later we received a Sea Harrier ejection seat gun. Very usefull in a Wasp Flight. Curiouser and curiouser.