Examination coincidence
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On Friday 13th January I had taken my Merchant Navy Officer of the Watch oral examination at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency building in Southampton. I passed the exam, and then set off on the drive home to Formby, near Liverpool, a 250 mile journey. When I arrived in Formby I stopped for a pint in my local pub. I was at the bar talking to my friend about my exam, when a man approached me asking if I had just done my OOW oral exam as he had overheard me talking about it. It turned out that he was an MCA examiner who knew the person who examined me by name. This was amazing as the time frame between me passing the exam in Southampton and returning home was approximately 6 hours, 250 miles, and its not a very common job.
Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:44:08 +0000Coincidence ID:4747
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