Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 308William Blackwood, 1970 |
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Page 153
... Hodeida in the Yemen Arab Republic , better known as the North Yemen . Because I had no echo - sounder or radar , it was not a nice place to make in hazy weather . A stranger might approach it with confidence on a clear night , for the ...
... Hodeida in the Yemen Arab Republic , better known as the North Yemen . Because I had no echo - sounder or radar , it was not a nice place to make in hazy weather . A stranger might approach it with confidence on a clear night , for the ...
Page 154
... Hodeida . A pleasant young man , I met him several times , and wondered what went on behind that bland face . The Hodeida pilot told me with a grin : " Plenty wind at Mocha , captain . " I arrived off the port early one morning and felt ...
... Hodeida . A pleasant young man , I met him several times , and wondered what went on behind that bland face . The Hodeida pilot told me with a grin : " Plenty wind at Mocha , captain . " I arrived off the port early one morning and felt ...
Page 155
... Hodeida to Jeddah . She was only the size of a modern coaster . Preparations were of the simplest kind . The ' tween decks were swept out and dunnage mats laid down , heavy wooden ladders built for access to the holds , and latrines ...
... Hodeida to Jeddah . She was only the size of a modern coaster . Preparations were of the simplest kind . The ' tween decks were swept out and dunnage mats laid down , heavy wooden ladders built for access to the holds , and latrines ...
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PAXOS BY ANTHONY AIKMAN | 48 |
A CHANTYMAN LOOKS BACK BY A H RASMUSSEN 254 | 97 |
PRAESTO BY JAMES MONTGOMERY ROBINSON 385 | 150 |
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