Author: josettesherrod

A Merchant Marine’s Life, Loves and Law, a new book by Bengt C. Nyman, PHD, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. When Bengt was sixteen years old, his mother finally agreed to sign the authorization for him to join the Merchant Marine. Bengt was hired as a cook/sailor on the ship M/S Tuna, a 200-ton Swedish coastal runner, where he learned the rules and regulations of being a sailor. For the next four years, he sailed the seven seas with M/S Kirribilli, M/S Sabang, and M/S Parrakoola through dangerous seas, hostile shipmates, and even an engagement with a ... Read more