Word: amatruda
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...spoke Gennaro Amatruda, Able Seaman...
...Corragio!" cried the Captain and over the side went Gennaro Amatruda, a rope round his waist, a hammer in his belt, a monkey rope with a wooden plug and a rope mat in his hand. Seventy feet down he worked, sometimes swinging high in the air, sometimes soused deep in the creamy waves. Five other men were on shorter ladders trying to keep him from being dashed against the side of the ship. After a breathless, drenching hour, the monkey rope was passed through the hole, the plug hammered home. On the inside Staff Captain Giorgio Cavallini and the chief...
While the crew cheered and the passengers applauded, up over the side came Gennaro Amatruda. Captain Lena kissed him on both cheeks...