Merry Mariner

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 250000 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)