There was one boat to port, one to starboard and one amidships
He'd sailed on many ships; it was now time to employ the knowledge gained from those trips
They plumbed the depths; it was like they were doing it to music
Three knots to the Port, four knots to Starboard and five knots Amid Ships Captain, the joy in their voices was a tonic
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Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image. Everything was going to plan, as the Liberty Belle inched along in their wake
No one was more surprised than Bart, he never expected this to be a piece of cake
So, it came as no shock when the Port plumb-man disappeared, dragged overboard by the knotted cord
Engines Full Stop, came to the cry, man overboard
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Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image. Slightly embarrassed, the bedraggled plumb-man, rose to the surface, after his plunge into the bog
It was no surprise to find, that the plumb-line had tangled in a sunken log
All was clear amidships, as was the starboard side
All it took was for the Liberty Belle, to cruise a little wide
With the surveyor Miss Smithfield at the helm, they had an excellent navigator
She was more than familiar with the art of reading a nautical map, it was what she was trained for
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