I remember.
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I remember. I was there.
It was a typical North Atlantic Storm in wintertime. Harsh waves beating our ship, injuring our crew and even tied into our bunks, it was so cold, there was no chance of survival, we were looking for bodies.To have just left Newfoundland, and then return, to a community deeply affected by close knit group of families that lost loved ones. Of course we'll never forget you.
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I remember. I was there.
It was a typical North Atlantic Storm in wintertime. Harsh waves beating our ship, injuring our crew and even tied into our bunks, it was so cold, there was no chance of survival, we were looking for bodies.To have just left Newfoundland, and then return, to a community deeply affected by close knit group of families that lost loved ones. Of course we'll never forget you.
@Rasta Seems like there should be a song, in Gordon Lightfoot style. How did you survive?
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@Rasta Seems like there should be a song, in Gordon Lightfoot style. How did you survive?
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I remember being tied in, maybe a bump or bruise from trying to work. No one slept anyway -
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I remember being tied in, maybe a bump or bruise from trying to work. No one slept anyway@Rasta Oh my gosh. Sounds quite scary.
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@Rasta Oh my gosh. Sounds quite scary.
Did those who died die of hypothermia?@tc_morekindness if they didn't drown outright. A rig going down in rough seas. There was no upper deck, we were being washed over in the area. But your time in the water, if you had survival suits.. was limited, and like finding a needle in a haystack on the size of the ocean.
https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/economy/ocean-ranger.php -
@tc_morekindness if they didn't drown outright. A rig going down in rough seas. There was no upper deck, we were being washed over in the area. But your time in the water, if you had survival suits.. was limited, and like finding a needle in a haystack on the size of the ocean.
https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/economy/ocean-ranger.php@Rasta Oh my God, what a terrible tale. It happened so fast from the time they contacted the shore. And that lifeboat that was almost rescued ...
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@Rasta Oh my God, what a terrible tale. It happened so fast from the time they contacted the shore. And that lifeboat that was almost rescued ...
@tc_morekindness
Just one of several losses in my time.
Without a loss of life, we rescued everyone on a floundering ship once, and while watching it, as the last person was being airlifted, a snow squall went by and as it cleared, there wasn't a trace a large ship had ever just been there a minute ago -
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Just one of several losses in my time.
Without a loss of life, we rescued everyone on a floundering ship once, and while watching it, as the last person was being airlifted, a snow squall went by and as it cleared, there wasn't a trace a large ship had ever just been there a minute ago@Rasta 🫢 Whoa!
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@Rasta 🫢 Whoa!
@tc_morekindness
You know I have PTSD from some of these tragic events? The big one was Swiss Air. I was the first person to get the call for the Base. I was the duty guy -
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You know I have PTSD from some of these tragic events? The big one was Swiss Air. I was the first person to get the call for the Base. I was the duty guy@Rasta I can believe that -- PTSD. The Swiss Air crash was really close to you, wasn't it?
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@Rasta I can believe that -- PTSD. The Swiss Air crash was really close to you, wasn't it?
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Down by Peggys Cove, the memorial is the next left turn from the Lighthouse. I went to work and came home 30 hours later, 229 people died on my watch, and my cat. -
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Down by Peggys Cove, the memorial is the next left turn from the Lighthouse. I went to work and came home 30 hours later, 229 people died on my watch, and my cat.Your cat?
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Your cat?
@tc_morekindness
My wife called me (was just to be another boring duty watch, she had no idea what was transpiring.
Our blind 14 year old cat fell downstairs. -
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My wife called me (was just to be another boring duty watch, she had no idea what was transpiring.
Our blind 14 year old cat fell downstairs.@Rasta
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@Rasta
A pretty bad day, all round.@tc_morekindness
Especially for the families, but the community rallied and fishermen were the first on scene. Many people in the military had to be released after dealing with it. I didn't believe it was affecting me, since I wasn't on scene. I guess you don't need to be. -
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Especially for the families, but the community rallied and fishermen were the first on scene. Many people in the military had to be released after dealing with it. I didn't believe it was affecting me, since I wasn't on scene. I guess you don't need to be.@Rasta That's true. You could certainly have been affected. You were directly involved, if not on scene.
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@Rasta That's true. You could certainly have been affected. You were directly involved, if not on scene.
@tc_morekindness
Oh, I know now. I have my own head doctor. Veterans Affairs assigned one to me. Being rural, there's no chance of group therapy, that's 5 hours on the road and two hundred miles. But we have video meets and he gives me drugs. -
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Oh, I know now. I have my own head doctor. Veterans Affairs assigned one to me. Being rural, there's no chance of group therapy, that's 5 hours on the road and two hundred miles. But we have video meets and he gives me drugs.@Rasta Thank goodness for video. That's great that you have some support. I think it makes a difference, from what I can tell.
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@Rasta Thank goodness for video. That's great that you have some support. I think it makes a difference, from what I can tell.
@tc_morekindness They prescribe pills too easily. My sleep was never good but I don't want to be a zombie. We had some disagreements about what drugs he prescribes and what works.
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@tc_morekindness They prescribe pills too easily. My sleep was never good but I don't want to be a zombie. We had some disagreements about what drugs he prescribes and what works.
I also get medical cannabis but not through that doctor@Rasta How progressive your country is. Or rather, how backward mine is.
