5/26/2023 0 Comments Down in bermuda trailer![]() He said he had long lamented the state of the marine police, who he felt were understaffed and under-resourced. He likes the new Bermuda Coast Guard and thinks there should be more money for more training, for more officers. “I think we’ve made progress in water safety, with some sensible regulations. “I learnt how to swim after I was thrown off a dock at low tide. Thankfully, it seems that we have curbed that.” “I remember Bermuda used to be plagued with drownings. Students should be required to reach some sort of standard. Wherever they have to go to do it, no one should be left out. “It should be a part of the school syllabus, mandatory in gym class. ![]() It should be organised so that they learn at a high level to swim efficiently. Children should learn how to swim just as they learn how to walk. “Bermudians should be water savvy early on. He sees great value in far more emphasis placed on water safety and marine competency for Bermudians early in life. Australia had banned them and I tried to do the same thing here. I remember when I was trying to ban jet skis when they first came to the island. “People were after my head,” he said, “because I was messing with people’s recreation. He admits promoting such new rules was a test of his popularity. Still the chairman, his group also provides support for stroke victims and referrals to get them overseas for rehabilitation.Īs chairman of the Bermuda Water Safety Council for nearly two decades, Mr Selley was involved in initiatives such as the restrictions on near shore speeds, down to five knots, no wake zones. It provides information to educate the community. He was one of the founders of the Bermuda Stroke and Family Support Association in 1992. “Sent them off to school in the States and they are top qualified marine mechanics.” The boys used to ride shotgun with me and they came of age, and took a liking to the business – like ducks to water. He admits it was a struggle for a long time. But a year later, “he was out of his wheelchair and dedicated to making sure a support system was in place in Bermuda for stroke patients and their families.” The Royal Gazette previously reported how in 1991, at 38 years old, a doctor told him that as a result of a stroke, he would never walk again. Mr Selley told us: “I’m just office furniture.”īut he is a happy man – blessed with family and life. They are also into powerboat racing, so the business they run with their father fits like a glove. ![]() “We might get a call to move a boat during lunch, so we have to be prepared.”īusiness has been good and “the boys”, his sons Mark and David, are fully invested in the business. “I’ve got all my injections, but I don’t have Safekey. “What’s it called? Yeah, that’s right, Safekey. Um, you know? … what you need to go to a restaurant? I can’t go through that routine. I don’t have Facebook (He meant “Safekey”) or something. “I’m going to get some burgers from the restaurant down the road, sit under the tree with the boys and have lunch,” he said. The well-known owner had an answer that was vintage Mark Selley. Written by John Layman and illustrated by Nick Bradshaw with colors by Len O'Grady, Bermuda #1 goes on sale July 21 from IDW Publishing.After surviving recessions, a global economic downturn, a pandemic and a crippling stroke, how will the big boss celebrate today’s 40th anniversary of business at Selley’s Boat Trailer Service? RELATED: EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Onion Skin, Mexico’s First National Young Graphic Novel Award Winner But the weird new kid who washes ashore just may be the biggest challenge Bermuda has ever faced-as he drags her along on a perilous rescue mission she wants no part of… and he’s likely to be the death of both of them! She can handle the dinosaurs, the pirates, the crazed soldiers, dark magicians, and strange monsters. She’s 16, scrappy, and living on this insane and wondrous jungle island-fighting at every turn to survive-is the only life she has ever known. And there’s an island within this place, mysterious and uncharted, untouched by time and civilization, where all who are lost end up-human or other! Bermuda lives here. There’s a region in the Atlantic Ocean where planes disappear, ships are lost, and traveling souls go missing… never to be heard from again. Presenting a fantastic new adventure by New York Times bestselling and multiple Eisner Award-winning writer John Layman (Chew, Detective) and eye-popping, mind-blowing art by Nick Bradshaw (Spider-Man, Wolverine). Per the full official synopsis for Bermuda #1, ![]()
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