My Maternal Grandmother had an expression that "you could not fatten thorough breds". When I was at sea, no matter how much I ate I could never put on weight. However, fast forward nearly 60 years and in 2024 you would see a different reality! This image shows a moment when I was about to perform a weekly test of the SS Manaar's Lifeboat Transceiver. At the time the image was captured, Manaar was in the middle of the Indian Ocean outward bound for Colombo in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The location of the test was the boat deck, adjacent to the forward steam winch on Manaar's Port side near to the number 3 hold. My back was facing the rear bulkhead of the Radio Room.