--- title: "2 Aboard Ship Quotes By Captain Hank Bracker, \"Seawater One" description: "2 Aboard Ship quotes by Captain Hank Bracker, \"Seawater One. Plus more from Captain Hank Bracker, \"Seawater One and more Aboard Ship sayings from other ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/captain-hank-bracker-seawater_dining-room_when-i-told-my-parents-that-i-was-going_490696.jpg" --- > [“When I told my parents that I was going to sea, they didn’t ask any questions and seemed to take it all for granted. It was hard for me to believe that I had graduated from High School the week…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/when-i-told-my-parents-that-i-was-going-to-sea-they-didn-t-ask-any/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/captain-hank-bracker-seawater_dining-room_when-i-told-my-parents-that-i-was-going_490696.jpg) > [“Coming aboard the ship was like coming home. It didn’t take long for me to get changed into my khaki uniform and get up to the bridge. Although I was responsible for all of the various activities on the bridge,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/coming-aboard-the-ship-was-like-coming-home-it-didn-t-take-long-for/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/captain-hank-bracker-seawater_coming-home_coming-aboard-the-ship-was-like-coming-h_955350.jpg) ## More by Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“In December of 2007 human bones including skulls, which have been radiocarbon dated back to between 1304 and 1424, were found in a museum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/in-december-of-2007-human-bones-including-skulls-which-have-been/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“My parents must have seen something in me that I missed. My teachers insisted that I didn’t apply myself… I know that I didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/my-parents-must-have-seen-something-in-me-that-i-missed-my-teachers/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“At the top of the Palisades in Weehawken, New Jersey is a small park known as the Dueling Grounds. This Revolutionary War site, overlooking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/at-the-top-of-the-palisades-in-weehawken-new-jersey-is-a-small-park/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez was a general in the Venezuelan army and served as the President of Venezuela from 1952 to 1958. He brought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/marcos-evangelista-p-rez-jim-nez-was-a-general-in-the-venezuelan-army/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“Meteorologists agree that our planet is heating up! Now I know that many people disagree with this or just think that it is part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/meteorologists-agree-that-our-planet-is-heating-up-now-i-know-that/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“Chester William Nimitz, Sr. was the last surviving officer to serve as a five star admiral in the Unites States Navy, holding the rank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/chester-william-nimitz-sr-was-the-last-surviving-officer-to-serve-as/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“I can’t understand why there are so many creeps hacking the internet, but they are there for obvious reasons. With our Country so vulnerable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/i-can-t-understand-why-there-are-so-many-creeps-hacking-the-internet/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“We anchored just off the mouth of the Ozama River in about 30 feet of water and used the running boat to land liberty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/we-anchored-just-off-the-mouth-of-the-ozama-river-in-about-30-feet-of/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“When I told my parents that I was going to sea, they didn’t ask any questions and seemed to take it all for granted.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/when-i-told-my-parents-that-i-was-going-to-sea-they-didn-t-ask-any/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“The nautical expression that “Rats leave a sinking ship” is an observed truth. Not only will they attempt to save themselves but they will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/the-nautical-expression-that-rats-leave-a-sinking-ship-is-an-observed/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“Hollywood was called Tinseltown for a reason and I was caught up in its glitter. My friend Ken seemed to know everyone and once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/hollywood-was-called-tinseltown-for-a-reason-and-i-was-caught-up-in/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“The old Waldo-Hancock Bridge crossed the Penobscot River from Verona Island in Hancock County to Waldo County in Maine. Built in 1931, it has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/the-old-waldo-hancock-bridge-crossed-the-penobscot-river-from-verona/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“At sea, navigators need to know how fast their vessel is moving through the water. Prior to the GPS, this was done with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/at-sea-navigators-need-to-know-how-fast-their-vessel-is-moving/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“During World War II trolley tracks ran down Central Avenue, the main street of the Jersey City Heights, before traveling off of the cliffs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/during-world-war-ii-trolley-tracks-ran-down-central-avenue-the-main/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One > [“The USS Pargo, known for its participation in the search for the missing attack submarine USS Scorpion in 1968, was altered to conduct acoustic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/the-uss-pargo-known-for-its-participation-in-the-search-for-the/) Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aboard-ship/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/#itemlist", "name": "2 Aboard Ship Quotes By Captain Hank Bracker, \"Seawater One", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When I told my parents that I was going to sea, they didn’t ask any questions and seemed to take it all for granted. 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