Continuing from episode 8, this DVD takes us back to the 1950's / 1960's when just about every available berth in Merseyside was crammed with ships of every shape and size, sailing to every far conrner of the world.

During those halcyon days as many as a hundred ships would arrive on any given day.

In this episode we are able to take you back to those days and on voyages aboard ships that served some of Mersey's most famous shipping companies. To the Caribbean and Central America with Harrison Line, to the far east with Brocklebank and Blue Funnel andto West Africa with Palm Line and Elder Dempster.

Look out for examples of great seamanship, especially the Ikeja Palm navigationg some of the most dangerous seaways and estuaries in the world including the River Niger in the days when the average cargo ship carried a crew over 50, and everyone of them was fully trained.