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Originally Posted by Lanzfeld
Well maybe the injury happened on the very voyage we are on. Captain poked him in the eye with a pencil....or something. 
Edit....maybe his experience level was so high they gave him a waiver? |
Doubt the former, from what I remember of the bio, seemed like it was "old news" by the time he became part of the crew.
However I think it did also mention that his father and Onkel Karl were close friends, so... perhaps some strings were pulled? Lol.