This is an interview with Captain Ralph Murray of North Carleton, P.E.I. In this interview Ralph talks about his family, his first jobs with Marine Atlantic, ferries he served on, his great grandfather and his work on iceboats, a burial at sea, the two millionth passenger, drownings, carrying the Olympic Torch, people he worked with, and his reflections on his career.
SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:02:20 Discussion about his family background; Earl Murray, Alberta Muttart, Anita Milligan. | SIDE A 00:02:20 -- 00:08:19 Discussion about his first jobs with Marine Atlantic, with a description of the S. S. Prince Edward Island; Marine Atlantic, ferries, S. S. Prince Edward Island, 1915, icebreakers, CN Marine. | SIDE A 00:08:19 -- 00:11:15 Discussion about his great grandfather's work on iceboats; Alexander Muttart, 1880s, iceboats, blizzards, 1885, snowstorms, Sandy Muttart. | SIDE A 00:11:15-- 00:15:47 Discussion about freight and animals on the ferries, with a story about the ferry beaching in a storm; ferries, storms, 1996, John Hamilton Gray. | SIDE A 00:15:47 -- 00:20:04 Discussion about a burial at sea; burial at sea. | SIDE A 00:20:04 -- 00:21:28 Discussion about the two millionth passenger; Jason Gallant, ferries, John Hamilton Gray. | SIDE A 00:21:28 -- 00:24:30 Discussion about drownings at sea; drownings, accidents. | SIDE A 00:24:30 -- 00:26:45 Discussion about carrying the Olympic Torch; Olympic Torch, 1988. | SIDE A 00:26:45 -- 00:30:05 Discussion about working on the John Hamilton Gray and the last trip; 1968, John Hamilton Gray, 1997, Marine Atlantic. | SIDE A 00:30:05 -- 00:31:35 Discussion about Captain Ben Pike and Roland Pickering; Captain Ben Pike, Ben Pike, sea captains, Roland Pickering. | SIDE A 00:31:35 -- 00:31:50 Ralph reads his poem, The Wake; poetry, poems. | SIDE A ends at 00:31:50. SIDE B 00:31:55 -- 00:35:51 Reading of his poem, The Wake, continues; poetry, poems. | SIDE B 00:35:51 -- 00:36:33 Discussion about the phantom ship; phantom ship. | SIDE B 00:36:33 -- 00:39:24 Discussion about his reflections on his career; sea captains, 1974, seasickness. | ***The remainder of the tape, 00:39:24 -- 01:03:50, is blank. Tape ends at 01:03:50.
