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When I was on the Herald of Freeloaders and it sunk, if I had not had my spare hi-viz on the seat and they would never have found me either.[/quote]
I was booked on the Herald of Free Enterprise and due to the Krauts habit of loading Foreign trucks last so they had to rush for the border, I missed the sailing.
There was so much traffic around Zeebrugge, Due to sightseers, apparently the Square Heads laid on coaches for sightseers and were eventually turned around at Archen and Venlo. I parked up in the Truck Stop at Zeebrugge and stayed there for a few days. I committed cabotage for 3 months after that, I reckon instead of dead time trying to get a boat, I made more money by having trailers shipped over to me. The terminals in both Zeebrugge and Oostende we over flowing and using the corridor to Calais was a pain in the rear end.