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Down to the Sea in Ships ...

Writings in tribute to all who do business on the Great Waters ... whether in service of Country, Commerce -- or their own Soul.
By Way of Introduction:
S
ong of the (Modern)
Ancient Mariner

-- The Galveston Daily News:
Dec. 12, 1984
   "They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
     These see the works of the
Lord, and His wonders in the deep."
                               
-- Psalms, 107
Christian Radich Comes A-Calling --
2 Articles, 1980
Magical Lights of the Sea --
The Galveston Daily News, Sept. 30, 1981
Texas Clipper Cruise Teaches More Than Seamanship --
The Galveston Daily News, Nov. 1,1983
The Strange Case of the Aqua-Velva Man --
The Galveston Daily News, Sept. 2, 1984
SS United States Auction Mother of All Rummage Sales --
The Galveston Daily News, Oct. 3, 1984
Ferry Captain Has Best of Two Worlds --
The Galveston Daily News, Feb. 24, 1985
"Elissa, Spread Your Wings" --
The Galveston Daily News, Oct. 8, 1985
Dancing Prepositions Under Sail --
The Galveston Daily News, Dec. 4, 1985
'We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder': Ascent To The USS Conolly --
The Galveston Daily News, Aug. 13, 1986
Soviet Sea Captain: Love of Sea is 'Influence of my heart' --
The Galveston Daily News, March 19, 1988
'Injured' Bird Gives Boaters A Merry Chase --
The Galveston Daily News, May 21, 1988
A Tack 'Round the Sweet'N'Low, Then A Run For The Ketchup --
The Galveston Daily News, June 11, 1988
Of Sea Chest Keys, Prop Wash -- and a Fathom of Shore Line --
The Galveston Daily News, Aug. 24, 1988
Old 'Cat' Finally Meets His Match (A Yarn of the Sea) --
Texas City Sun, June 4, 1989
Tall Ship Under Full Sail Defies Writer's Words --
The Islander Magazine, November, 1989
Rachel B. Jackson Home After 'Round-The-World Journey --
The Islander Magazine, July, 1990
There's Just Something About a Battleship...
Texas City Sun, July 16, 1990
Last of the "Four Aces" Steams to Knacker's --
Texas City Sun, June 13, 1993
Outbound Ships Hard on Pencils --
Texas City Sun, March 27, 1994
"Old Ironsides" Under Sail Brings a Lump to the Throat --
Texas City Sun, July 27, 1997
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