"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
In early March of 1972, an 8354 ton freighter, the Vanlene, left the docks of Nagoya, Japan heading for the California coast. On board were 300 Dodge Colts that Mitsubishi had rebadged and were on their way to a new home in America.
Lo Chung Hung, the 29-year-old captain, set off from Japan with most of his navigational gear not working. The radar, radio direction finder, deep-sea leader, taffrail log and mechanical log were nonfunctional. Even the depth finder wasn't working right!
The only working tools he had were a gyrocompass, two magnetic compasses and four repeaters. In essence, he was...
