Harry Rhoades

     One day, It was actually about dusk, when we got out to the lay barge.  We had to stand by while another boat finished off-loading it’s cargo onto the barge.  They were having some problems so it was taking a little longer that usual.
     While we were standing by, one of those North Sea […]

     Ever been to the North Sea?  For anyone not up on their geography, it’s the body of water between the British Isles and the European Continent. 
     Anyway, I was working on oil field supply boats servicing a lay barge that was laying pipe from oil rigs north of Scotland to the Shetland Islands.  One day, at […]