the local shipyard had kindly offered me the use of their facilities , so the lady s was going to spend a few days in dry dock having her bottom touched up ( lucky thing ) and a few minor bits and bobs sorted out , although she had come through the whole experience virtually unscathed , just a few dents here and there , so after a shower and a very late breakfast ( id often had lunch earlier ) i went off to do the rounds of my crew , to thank them for their sterling efforts over the past few days and to hint that santa might just be coming early ( in their pay packets ) , but virtually to a man ( and/or woman ) they thanked me , but what they would really like was a small commemorative patch that they could wear on their uniforms , similar to the ctf 150 patches that some had already received .