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J T Bodbo said:
Excellent! I didn’t even have to mention any names!
As for the boring one-but not for us. We were on the Plymouth-Santander ferry ⛴ on 28th April that caught and turned back to Brest. It was a bit strange. I heard a heavy vibration then quiet and the alarm signal. Out of cabin with passports, medication and mobile phones(?). All quite calm although putting on life jackets for real is stressful. I lost my hearing aid but found it quickly. We returned to our cabins about 3-30. Were then woken again at 4-30 with an announcement telling us not to go on deck-as if we would at that time! A helicopter arrived with a French naval firefighting crew.
As half the engines were out of action, and the bay of Biscay a bit tough, the captain elected to go to Brest. A pity he couldn’t get to St Nazaire, but all’s well etc. We were escorted all the way to Brest by a firefighting tug.

Anyway, enough excitement I thought for 1trip. However, on the way to Santiago de Compostela, I put unleaded in my diesel! Doh! No damage-except another day wasted and another day coming back and 170 euros!

So finally-over to you Cologne![/QUOTE)
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Cheers Bodbo. Which country imports the largest number of cocoa beans Worldwide ?
 
J T Bodbo said:
Excellent! I didn’t even have to mention any names!
As for the boring one-but not for us. We were on the Plymouth-Santander ferry ⛴ on 28th April that caught and turned back to Brest. It was a bit strange. I heard a heavy vibration then quiet and the alarm signal. Out of cabin with passports, medication and mobile phones(?). All quite calm although putting on life jackets for real is stressful. I lost my hearing aid but found it quickly. We returned to our cabins about 3-30. Were then woken again at 4-30 with an announcement telling us not to go on deck-as if we would at that time! A helicopter arrived with a French naval firefighting crew.
As half the engines were out of action, and the bay of Biscay a bit tough, the captain elected to go to Brest. A pity he couldn’t get to St Nazaire, but all’s well etc. We were escorted all the way to Brest by a firefighting tug.

Anyway, enough excitement I thought for 1trip. However, on the way to Santiago de Compostela, I put unleaded in my diesel! Doh! No damage-except another day wasted and another day coming back and 170 euros!

So finally-over to you Cologne!
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Quite an experience there JT. I guessed that it was something to do with ferries as I had just heard the safety announcement on my return, but as I tend to know them off by heart now, you do tend to ignore them. The strangest one I had was when we were stopped from boarding for nearly four hours in Portsmouth after it was discovered that someone had died in their cabin. The coroner had to be called before the person could be removed, and it was only when we finally got on board that the crew informed us why there had been a delay.
 
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