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Masterful Chief Officer Faces Off Against Charterer
On December 6 in Portland the Western Rover arrived. Captain Dyke left for San Francisco to tend to his wife, and Gerald Paddon, acting master, navigated a tense clash with J P Comstock of Oriental Pacific Line over cargo, tarpaulins, and authority. Paddon, vowing diplomacy, asserted control while Comstock pressed for immediate cargo loading and threatened ownership-backed penalties.
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Portland
Oregon
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Gerald D. Paddon
J. P. Comstock
Oriental Pacffc
Mr. Paddon
the Oriental
Pacific Lins
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B. Paddon
Comstock
Oriental-Pacife Lins
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Gerry Paddon
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Mr. Comstock
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J.P. Comstock
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China
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Captain Dyke
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Jane Wellbank