Shivering wreck

January 6 2013 - 4:00am
Wet and wild ... Aore  resor.
Wet and wild ... Aore resor.

Australian Allan Power says his first sight of the mighty luxury liner-turned-warship SS President Coolidge "scared the crap out of him". I think about this as I descend the anchor line to the ship's bow on an overcast Sunday morning. When the ship emerges out of the murky blue, my eyes widen behind my mask and I inhale sharply. My god, it's huge.

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