For example, Mr Burrell from the Seamen’s Christian Friend Society wrote, “Thanks to the co-operation I have always received from your Society, I have distributed Scriptures to men from all over the world. Indeed, when one thinks of the many lands now closed to the Gospel, the potential of this work is enormous. Sometimes, the crew of a ship is made up of 10 nationalities! I continually see God’s Word come alive in the hands of seamen as they read the Scriptures. The opportunities abound on the docks; each gangway is an open door”. During the 70’s the Navy protected fishermen engaged in the Cod Wars off the coast of Iceland