Baasher Hotel Port Sudan

Red Sea Rendevous

A travel blog entry by pete-r

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... t know the name." "Just might be HMS Cumberland . . . the captain's a friend of mine." "They will call again in half an hour." So, half an hour later, I was talking to Cdr Sparkes. Although in theory I am proficient with marine VHF, I didn't get quite right the mixture of informal chat, radio protocol and not saying the wrong thing on air, but Peter managed all that with his usual competence. The conclusion was ...