September 1, 2014 5. Sea and Suez …Channel 16 is a hailing channel and for emergencies. You make contact on Channel 16, then agree to switch to another channel. In practice, that doesn’t always work, particularly in calm waters and deep seas. Marius likes to listen to Channel 16 because all sorts of things happen on it. It’s the closest a seafarer gets to TV. Sometimes you hear Chinese being sung. Often you hear Indian voices yelling, “Filipino monkey!” The captain finds this unpleasantly racist, but Filipino voices often retaliate. “Indian, I can’t see you but I can smell you,” or, “Does anyone know what IMO stands for? Indian Monkey Organization.” All Excerpts From George, Rose. “Ninety Percent of Everything.” Henry Holt and Company. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright.
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