Ahoy there me hearties

Oh yass lads and lassies of the poop deck, that was some big blow in from the South China seas, with a queer lot of cabin boys washed overboard before the captain could save those little oriental legs. A grand shame and a great loss to the Navy at this time when they is needed for the Boxer rebellion I shall say. Also the gods of Neptune are naught on these trips this weather - a right evil sea of evil intent - a troubled ocean and huge waves as high as houses rising above and over the decks. Ye crikes, ye gads, these are not grand waters for an old essex man like meself. We shall shortly be approaching San Francisco Bay me hearties and we shall put in there for a day and a jog and see what we can do to replenish our stores. Capt Peter Joseph on the deck now. A likely lad.

Ahoy me hearties

Oh yass, that was no fitting end for dear old Capt Bryant, lost overboard in the rivers of the Amazon and the south seas, while trying to save the old ship, HMS Venerabile. A bad day for business on the high seas. No trace of the old captain since found, but one never knows, maybe he ended up with the islanders on their big canoes and boats deep inside the coastline of Brazil. So we shall not see his like again me hearties, save maybe surrounded with garlands and enjoying his new life.

Ahoy there

Here we are taking soundings from the old plumbline as we approach canadian waters me hearties, me lads, me old herrings, me old soused scads. Not canada as such of course ye will understand - this is New Scotland but there are some Frenchies and bald hurons around, like the shipmates on the HMS Venerabile over yonder, if that is a real Royal Enseign they is flying. Bald as bats, deaf as coots. Terrible predicament. Lost their captain overboard, Capt Bryant, in a river-fight with the local indian innuit eskimo natives. Buried at sea - presumed dead. Vicar on board conducted the service. Venerabile distraught - like they knew the guy, like the married the chief petty officer or somat. Or somat. Up the hudson river now - sailed away maybe.