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“An Unfinished Odyssey” Library-BY Capt. Nimal Perera Source:Island It was a quiet evening in the Pilot station on a day in March 2013. With the setting sun inching its way towards the horizon, three harbour pilots were enjoying a moment’s respite. Discussing mundane events of the day, the conversation eventually drifted on to reminiscing of their days at sea. A regular habit among the seafaring fraternity, it was a common theme whenever a few of us met at some watering hole to meet and greet any colleague visiting from overseas. The unifying factor was the Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC), which had given us a start in our professional careers. The conversation would eventually turn to reminiscing about our seafaring days with the CSC; pranks played and capers pulled as cadets, and their later experiences, funny, sad and sometimes life changing. The stories would acquire a life of their own, in ...