⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...
[Last time...]
Galligan ran up the bridge steps and leaned far out over the starboard rail just in time to see the head of Urie go down under the stern wake!
“Gawd damn!” He yelled as he jumped up on the rail, and dove out over the cold St. Lawrence, disappearing into the mirky depths! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~[On the river St. Lawrence, main deck of the Silverton...]
So many men had gathered along the starboard rail that it seemed that the Silverton began to list slightly to the north. The Captain mounted the last two steps to the main deck and immediately shouted across the deck…
“Back awa' froms 'att rail afair we curl a wake!” He thundered as he grabbed two sailors by the shoulders and spun them out of his way, “What's happenin' up haur?!"
“It’s Petty Officer Urie Sairrr! He’s gain ower th' rail, an' commander Galligan has gain in efter heem!” Petty Officer Pine explained breathlessly.
“Gawd damn! Am Ahh gonnae lose a Commander fur th' sake o’ cuddy-play!” The Captain cursed as he shoved his way to the rear starboard rail and leaned out over the side.
In the water, Commander Galligan swam hard with the current! Through the mirky green cloud, he finally caught a glimpse of flailing arms and kicking legs! He made for the movement in a powerful dive as the tip of the Silverton’s long rudder scraped past his shoulder!
Urie was in the clutches of death’s hand, his last breath of air escaping his lungs in a torrent of dancing bubbles. His wild-eyed expression quickly began to grow blank and if it were not fro the strong arm of the Commander, all life would have fled his unfortunate body!
Galligan encircled the Officer’s head with an elbow under the chin and with his free arm made a powerful ascent to the surface! Breaking through the rippling wake of the ship, the two men burst into open air like a fisherman’s bobber!
With a large gasp, Galligan took in the fresh, life-giving air in a painful gasp. He then turned Urie’s face towards him, but saw no sign of life!
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"Drownin' is a type o' suffocation induced by th' submersion ur immersion of th' gob an' beak in waters. Most instances o' fatal drownin' occur aloyn ur in situations whaur others present ur either unawaur of th' victim's situation ur unable tae offer assistance! (Unacceptable oan mah ship!)
Efter successful resuscitation, drownin' victims main experience breathin' problems, vomitin' (A heel o' a mess!), confusion, ur unconscioosness. Occasionally, victims my begin experiencin' these symptoms fur several hoors efter they ur rescued. An incident o' drownin' can also cause further complications fur victims due tae law body temperatures, expellin' of boak (Anither mess!), ur acute respiratory distress syndrome (respiratory failure froms lung inflammation an' sae forth). Aye, Ahh've seen it aw tay often!" 😑 -Keptin
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Vocab fur lainlubbers:
aloyn (alone)
'att (that)
beak (nose)
boak (vomit)
cuddie play (horse play)
dae (do)
dinnae (do not)
dobbers (bastards)
dornt (dont)
'ello (hello)
feit (feet)
fock (fock)
foo (full)
gain (gone)
gob (mouth)
hertache (heartache)
haur (here)
huvnae (have not)
ken (know)
loch (like)
mah (my)
mair (more)
mucker (mate)
nae (no, not)
noo (now)
oan (on)
pecker-jobby (bird shit)
rammy (fight, tussel)
skale (school)
stoaner (hard)
swatch (look)
tay (too)
uir (our)
ur (are)
wark (work)
wee (small, tiny)
whuars (wheres)
ye (you)
yer (your)
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References: Pictures from: www.freeimages.com, www.pexels.com, pixabay.com, steemit.com, Wikipedia an’ www.google.com/maps. Data loosely interpretted froms: Wikipedia, an' sometimes finely crafted reit from th' author's extensiff personal experience an' such.