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摘要

I had been working as an ordinary seaman with a large West Coast towing company out of Long Beach, Calif, my first job after graduating from the California Maritime Academy. Our old twin-screw tug rode easily en route to San Diego as I was on watch with the captain, a hawsepiper who had been to sea for nearly 40 years. We were heading down light, so I was at the wheel as he relaxed in his chair. After a few minutes he said, "There's an AB (able seaman) position that's come up on another boat, and I'm going to recommend you for it."