The Evolution of Shipboard Engineers

From The Art of Dredging Captain Marc Van de Velde tells a story with humor and some good advice.

Read: On the social integration of engineers onboard ships through the ages.

Maritime Engineers have evolved from:

"Engineers were a new breed of human beings, closely related to cavemen."

To:

"Nowadays, engineers are highly specialized. You cannot take them out, or the whole ship goes to smithereens within a day."

K.C.