Brilliant read, has kept me amused for a quite few hours!
A little off thread but here goes;
Some years ago in Vietnamese waters of the South China Sea onboard a specialist Cable Lay ship, laying a Subsea Telephone cable from Malaysia to Hong Kong.
Onboard were two ageing Vietnamese army Colonels - probably of age to have fought in the War. They were there to oversee the operation in Vietnamese waters. Also onboard was one very large, loud American ex "Nam" Veteran, working as a rep for a Cable Operator (our customer).
One quiet morning the said Loud Yank chap arrives on the bridge in search of our two Vietnamese Colonel VIPs, and yells "anyone seen the goddamned G
KS?".
"Yes, they are behind the Chart Table".......Twas a very tense few moments on the bridge where you could hear a pin drop!
Lots of giggles after in the bar though, which livened up a very long job!
Said American was not seen much after that.
