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Tag Archives: Neko II
Take Two: Somali Pirates
While preparing to write my fictional account of the voyage of the Neko II around Africa, which Mr. Farago has been good enough to publish in serial on this site, I spent countless hours researching and reading the accounts of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged Neko II, s/v Quest, Somali pirates, William C. Montgomery
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Leaving Home – Chapter 13 – Neptunus Rex
I was on my stomach with my hands and feet hogtied behind my back. The supply locker in which I was imprisoned was just narrower than I was tall from my knees to the top of my head. The pirates … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged Amphrite, Davy Jones, Leaving Home, Line-crossing ceremony, Neko II, Neptune, Poseidon, Salacia, William C. Montgomery
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Leaving Home – Chapter 12 – Somali Pirates
There are numerous ways to communicate from one vessel to another when at sea: maritime radio, lights flashing Morse code, semaphore flags, flaghoist signals, and gale pennants and hurricane flags. But when facing down a Johnny boat full of pirates … Continue reading
Leaving Home – Chapter Eleven – Purgatory
After 36 hours of favorable winds, our sails fell slack in light airs. We were forced to motor through windless, putrid heat. The Gulf of Suez is narrow. A busy shipping channel dominates the 180-mile waterway running through its center. … Continue reading
Leaving Home – Chapter Ten – Zero Hour
Ernie whisked me into the guardhouse at the foot of the dock. He checked behind me to make sure that I hadn’t been seen. As soon as he closed the door, I pulled a bottle of Plomari Ouzo from my … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged Bert and Ernie, Leaving Home, Neko II, William C. Montgomery
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Leaving Home – Chapter Nine – The Executioner
The walk from Neko II’s gangplank to the guardhouse at the foot of the dock was laborious. Little ridges of black tar bubbled out of the dock’s creosote-impregnated timbers. Each step across the dock made a scandalous ripping noise. My gaze … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged AK-47, Bert and Ernie, Leaving Home, Neko II, Plomari, suppressor, William C. Montgomery
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Leaving Home – Chapter Eight – Bert and Ernie
More than twenty-four hours after the bombing of the airfield north of Suez, it was apparent that our two captors had been abandoned at their post. They seldom ventured beyond the threshold of the dock house at the foot of the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged Bert and Ernie, Leaving Home, Neko II, William C. Montgomery
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