Woodbutcher
Well-known member
Hello all... Not content with cycling across France I've now decided that my next challenge is to join an Anti Piracy team protecting Merchant ships around the Horn of Africa and offshore Somalia.
This may of course sound completely bonkers ! But my heart seems to be working pretty well, I'm healthy and have all the required skills for the work. Including welding, as the ships are turned into fortresses in true A team style before entering the "sh#t zone"! Navigation skills in charting, plotting and positioning and communication skills from my time in the Coastguard service.
It'll be a challenging and very exciting time with each transit taking about 14 days then home for about the same. There is limited risk of capture but everything is done to limit this. Actually the only thing that really bothers me is razor wire, miles of the stuff ! There is of course protective clothing but I'm more worried about cutting myself than anything else that could happen.
I'd be part of a team of four working two on and two off 24/7.
Will everyone say dont be so stupid or will there be some support for an exciting job ?
This may of course sound completely bonkers ! But my heart seems to be working pretty well, I'm healthy and have all the required skills for the work. Including welding, as the ships are turned into fortresses in true A team style before entering the "sh#t zone"! Navigation skills in charting, plotting and positioning and communication skills from my time in the Coastguard service.
It'll be a challenging and very exciting time with each transit taking about 14 days then home for about the same. There is limited risk of capture but everything is done to limit this. Actually the only thing that really bothers me is razor wire, miles of the stuff ! There is of course protective clothing but I'm more worried about cutting myself than anything else that could happen.
I'd be part of a team of four working two on and two off 24/7.
Will everyone say dont be so stupid or will there be some support for an exciting job ?