‘Time to properly honour our seamen’ – Doug Wheatley
Wheatley was on Friday September 18, 2015 speaking on his 3D Show aired on ZBVI 780 AM. He said the Virgin Islands has produced some of the most skilled seamen in the Caribbean and indeed the world.
“And we had to depend on them because they were the ones who had to bring in everything that had to come in. There were no helicopters to bring them in,” said Wheatley.
“They had to take out whatever had to be taken out because there was no other way. They provided the transportation for us within the Virgin Islands. So if the people from Anegada wanted to come to Tortola it was by boat,” he said.
“Our seamen were very good…the Swiftkeel and Pilgrim and all these boats. And then we raised up a little bit and we were able to get some motorboats…the Four Friends, the Islander, the Joan of Ark and so on.”
“Their skippers were excellent seamen. And again I am saying all this because I don’t think that we have honoured our seamen the way that we should honour them. I mean those were the people who saw to it that we survived in Tortola and in Virgin Gorda and Anegada and Jost van Dyke,” he said.
Mr Wheatley said these are the men who saw to it that the people in the territory survived by going out in their boats and facing whatever was out there and bringing back food and other supplies. He said also that these men also provided a service of shipping gravel and other material and supplies to St Thomas, USVI.
“I am saying that I think we need to get a listing of all those seamen and captains who did such a fantastic job and honour them. I don’t know why for some reason we seem to be so reluctant and unwilling to honour people who have contributed,” he said.
“We have to remember these people and find a way to honour them. They can’t appreciate it now but they have families left who will be able to appreciate what has been done,” said Wheatley.
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8 Responses to “‘Time to properly honour our seamen’ – Doug Wheatley”
I agree with Mr Wheatley, I alone am responsible for producing some of the best seamen in the Caribbean and indeed the world. I honor these valiant seafarers by allowing them their freedom daily. Never again will they be held captive! Never again will they be left to live aimlessly because of a lack of testicular fortitude! I stand firm in my belief that all seamen should rise and shoot forth into the world to make their mark. Go forth good seamen...we honor you!
I am allways mindful of the messenger, what are his real accomplishments, what has he done for himself, ask him when he is critizing others when he leaves the show he has to catch a ride. people becareful who you listening to some people in this country can only talk no substance. dougie is one such person waste of time.