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Captain David Chesley Parsons (“Salt Dog”)

Born on the 8th of October 1921 to David & Lina Parsons of West Bay,

Captain Chesley, began his career at sea at the age of 16. His first

voyage was on board the M.V Swanny of the “Swanny Shipping

Company” as an ordinary seaman.

In the years that followed he gained his Master Mariners license and

assumed command of the M.V. Insco Merchant, while working for the

Insco Trading Company.

In 1943 he married Ms. Sarah Gloria Ebanks “GoGo” the daughter of the

late Captain Allie O Ebanks. Following his marriage, he began sailing

aboard the schooner the M.V, A. M. Adams with his father in law Captain

Allie. He assumed command of the Adams upon the retirement of Capt.

Allie.

A typical crew aboard the Adams was 17 men comprised of rangers and

sailors. Voyages were mainly from the Cayman Islands to Key West and

the Mosquito Keys. A voyage could last anywhere from 6 -8 weeks

during which time the crew would sail to the mosquito keys to capture

green sea turtle, travel back to Grand Cayman, offload some of the

catch and rangers and then to Key West to sell the remaining turtles.

The main buyer in Key West was the AM Grande Cannning Company.

Captain Chesley spent the next 15 plus years of his life suppling and

maintaining the turtling industry. These voyages were the primary source

of income for many Caymanian families. His crew consisted of young

Caymanian seamen from all districts.

As the Captain of the Adams, he navigated many storms, rescued many

distressed vessels and earned the reputation of being able to find any

ship simply by being told of the location, cloud coverage, sea and

weather conditions. His voyages have been written about in the National

Georgraphic and other literary publications.

A Sea Captain who started sailing vessels in 1934, retired from the sea

in 1982.

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Captain David Chesley Parsons (“Salt Dog”)

Born on the 8th of October 1921 to David & Lina Parsons of West Bay,

Captain Chesley, began his career at sea at the age of 16. His first

voyage was on board the M.V Swanny of the “Swanny Shipping

Company” as an ordinary seaman.

In the years that followed he gained his Master Mariners license and

assumed command of the M.V. Insco Merchant, while working for the

Insco Trading Company.

In 1943 he married Ms. Sarah Gloria Ebanks “GoGo” the daughter of the

late Captain Allie O Ebanks. Following his marriage, he began sailing

aboard the schooner the M.V, A. M. Adams with his father in law Captain

Allie. He assumed command of the Adams upon the retirement of Capt.

Allie.

A typical crew aboard the Adams was 17 men comprised of rangers and

sailors. Voyages were mainly from the Cayman Islands to Key West and

the Mosquito Keys. A voyage could last anywhere from 6 -8 weeks

during which time the crew would sail to the mosquito keys to capture

green sea turtle, travel back to Grand Cayman, offload some of the

catch and rangers and then to Key West to sell the remaining turtles.

The main buyer in Key West was the AM Grande Cannning Company.

Captain Chesley spent the next 15 plus years of his life suppling and

maintaining the turtling industry. These voyages were the primary source

of income for many Caymanian families. His crew consisted of young

Caymanian seamen from all districts.

As the Captain of the Adams, he navigated many storms, rescued many

distressed vessels and earned the reputation of being able to find any

ship simply by being told of the location, cloud coverage, sea and

weather conditions. His voyages have been written about in the National

Georgraphic and other literary publications.

A Sea Captain who started sailing vessels in 1934, retired from the sea

in 1982.