My name is Jose Antonio Rodriguez. I come from Cuba. I am the most favoritest member of the crew. They love me very, very much. My humor and conversation is comforting and good for their morale on our time out on the water. Hey, I heard that! Where was I? Oh yes, I am the ship's boatswain. That means I take care of the sails, ropes, rigging, and even the anchor. No one is better at it than me. I could change the main sail at night...in a storm...in the middle of a fire fight...while hanging upside down. Impressive, no?

Of course because me Papa always took me on his fishing boat I learned to speak the language of many sailors. I can speak Spanish, English, Portuguese, Russian, French, Greek, and Italian. Not bad. There are not many men in this business that can boast of such a thing.