Merry Mariner: And His Rudderless Boat

Gleaned from more than thirty years of sailing and working as a sailing chief engineer, author A.K. Girisam shares the stories of his life and on the seas--the joy, the fun, parties, and laughter as well as the tensions, anxiety, and worries. In Merry Mariner, Girisam narrates a host of real-life adventures, near-miss incidents, and heart-stopping experiences. He tells about the time a ship was cruising in the Suez Canal and the steering failed, when the engine room flooded with sea water on a ship loaded with 250,000 tons of iron ore, and when a fully loaded ship ran aground and jagged rocks ripped open the ship's plate. In addition, Girisam relates memorable, and hilarious events from his college days, his fun filled days as a junior engineer on his first ship, and many rib ticking stories (The Reluctant Cupid, My daughter's musical adventures etc) about his family and friends. Merry Mariner also offers a collection of his thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics in a lighter vein (Hammer Master's club, Amnesia, boon or bane? Etc) A.K. Girisam is a sailing chief engineer on ships. He currently resides with wife and two daughters in southern part of India.

• | Author: A. K. Girisam
• | Publisher: Partridge Publishing India
• | Publication Date: Aug 30, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 410 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Biography & Autobiography
• | ISBN-10: 1482875241
• | ISBN-13: 9781482875249