Tales of the old boatswain

Many wonderful books have been written about long-distance sailors, fishermen and whalers. Almost every one of them sounds the standard wish of seven feet under the keel. But there is nothing about those who provide these very seven feet - about the workers of the technical fleet.
This book is based on real events that happened to specific people who lived in different periods of time. The reader does not have to delve into everyday production situations, technical details, economic conflicts. You can look at the life of people passing in the immediate vicinity of the coast on clumsy dredgers, tugs, scows, floating cranes and other ships devoid of any romance. And you can judge how this life is monotonous and boring or, on the contrary, exciting and rich.