Posted on 04/03/2018 6:11:29 AM PDT by artichokegrower
I knew a guy who was in the Coast Guard back in the mid 70’s and one of his claims was while he was serving on an ice breaker, it was the first and maybe only year the seaway was kept open all season.
They would have had to overcome the language barrier first since French is the official language of Quebec.
par le’ boys humma humma???
Dan auto correct.
Vous not boys...
Vous not boys...
Well it is the Navy, maybe it wasn't a mistake.
The Mackinaw may still be in commission, and some tugs. Mackinaw is older than the Star.
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