There's always a sense of excitement out here. I like it when it gets rough out, just the uncertainty. You never know what's going to transpire out here. Rest assured, the Steamship Authority has a fine record. In the last 40 years no boat has gone down.
Crew members believe it's the safest form of modern transportation.
Sometimes boats don't leave port because of high winds, fog, occasionally ice. I've been here for about five years. I started right at the bottom. Messman in the galley. For each trip, there are at least a dozen people working on board, and another four of five at each dock.