December 4 is the Navy Day in India. The date matters a lot in the context of the current events in the subcontinent. Yes, in 1971, as part of the process of creating Bangla Desh, it was on this day that the Indian military ships drowned Pakistani ships and soldiers, rather Navy men. Though such a death is horrible, their enemy status, may be, did not leave any chance of saving them. Much worse, it cannot be forgotten that they would have been more vicious and cruel if the tables, or, rather, ships, were turned the other way round.
Sad, bad, mad is any war. The Navy, whether of the military variety or the merchant typology, is indeed interesting. For one thing, the high seas are both a beauty and a terror. Imagine the multiple shades of the different hues of the blue as reflecting the infinite sky in the eternal sea all around. Imagine a starlit night with the full moon amidst the high seas.
Imagine equally the no moon day or the fierce winds and horrible storms that plague the deep seas. So terrible they are that it is scary to even watch videos thereof. Imagine crossing the deep and wide Pacific Ocean, without any land mass anywhere in the site/sight/vicinity. Not that the Indian or the Atlantic oceans are any less a threat, yet they are no match as far as danger to ships goes. Equally impossible are the snowy arctic oceans, and much worse are the pirates, forever in search of easy money.
In other words, the witchery of the seas is infinite and deserves an eternal fascination. Long live the Navy day!
Pratima@ My brother, Parag, has been a merchant navy guy. Having thus faced the worst dangers, he now is a professor in a maritime institute. The fun is that he is full of great anecdotes which he rarely shares! Deep oceans are lovely from afar. That is the moral of the story!
As I conclude the blog, it has suddenly started raining, the result of the far away storm fengal! Shows how the seas affect us, far or near!!
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