Re: LOTS of US Water Plants Hit by Hacks

On Thu, 6 Aug 2026 22:33:47 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 06/08/2026 22:12, rbowman wrote:
>> My brother-in-law was in the Merchant Marine as a deck officer. The
>> switch to containers came early in his career. No more exploring
>> foreign ports.
>> Dock at 2AM, be off again by 6AM. While he had a master's rating he
>> never sailed higher than 2nd mate, and then only for 6 months out of
>> the year.
>> The Masters, Mates & Pilots union was parceling out work in a dying
>> industry. Dying for US flagged vessels, that is. I'd considered that
>> career in high school as an engineering officer rather than a deck
>> officer. Thankfully I went in another direction.
> 
> Yes. register your ship in Liberia and pick whatever crew you could get
> at below minimum wage.

Jack London's 'The Mutiny of the Elsinore'  isn't one of his works on 
reading lists like 'Call of the Wild'.

https://obdg.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-mutiny-of-elsinore-by-jack-
london.html

He might be describing the crew of a Liberian vessel. The socialists would 
like to include London in their fold but they have to tread very lightly.