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& of course the sea was rough. & got worse as the night came on We rounded the Lewin that night & I thought we would be swamped. The heavy seas broke the ships hospital in & carried one of the lifeboats away. However things were calm again the following morning
On Saturday 13th May a boxing tournament was started & lasted for some time some good bouts were witnessed & where ever it p was possible the chaps climbed to get a good view of the fights We struck some heavy weather again about half-way across the Indian Ocean. But as we got closer to Colombo the weather & seas were good & seas were good & began to feel the heat of the tropics

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