One of my favorite bloggers is Will over at tugster. If you have any interest in maritime culture, you MUST read his blog everyday. tugster does a masterful job of poetically chronicling maritime life in New York Harbor and beyond.
Earlier this year I got the correct answer for one of his maritime mysteries. That meant that I could propose my own. Well, it took me a little while but get over there and check out Relief Crew 6. Good luck!
Sea-Fever blog 
peter- i liked this story. thanks so much for unearthing the fantastic fotos. w.