Outwardbound to Australia with Jennifer steering

[Niggle]

During the 1980's I worked aboard the M.V. ACT7 container ship as R/O on round world voyages to Australia via Cape of Good Hope and homeward from New Zealand via Cape Horn. As was common on any ship large bales of rags were used around ship for cleaning, greasing etc, one voage there was a bale of rags that had come from cut up uniforms from an airline. For those old enough to remember there was an airline called British Caleonian which during the 80's was swallowed up by British Airways. One day whilst taking soome rags a pair of silk navy blue stewardess gloves were found complete with a cash's embroidered name tag neatly sewn inside, these eventually found their way to the bridge. It was then decided to drape these gloves over the ship's wheel so for remainder of the passge they remained there for all to see. I can still remember the girl's name over 35 years later.....Jennifer Birdwood. I wonder what she would have thought of her gloves "steering" a 44,000 ton containership.