![]() But having a FleetPhone helped them make up for lost time, especially when it came to getting their catch processed. The brothers - who are both third generation Alaskan fishermen - named their boat after the movie, Time Bandit, because they say "the sea steals your time". Captain Andy said: "Getting the weather forecast can literally be a matter of life or death for s and voice quality is important because we have to state our position before we can get the forecast." The voice quality of the FleetPhone came in particularly useful when the crew dialled into the National Weather Forecast Office in Alaska for weather predictions. "And unlike our old satellite service, which couldn't be relied on 24 hours a day, with Fleetphone we found we could make calls at any time of the day and guarantee a connection". "We were anticipating that the sound quality and reliability of the terminal might not perform in the areas we venture to, but the phone exceeded our expectations." The unit even provided service going through False Pass - except for a very narrow spot with steep mountainous sides, and however to be fair this is a location where our old other satellite equipment could not provide any service at all, said Captain Andy. But unlike the buccaneers of old, they prefer to rely on modern communications like FleetPhone (Inmarsat's new low-cost satellite phone service) while fishing in one of the most dangerous seas on the planet. Brothers Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand and their crew may take to the seas in a vessel resembling a pirate ship. It offers mariners a host of features, including global coverage for its voice, text and low-speed data services, as well as Inmarsat's SOS emergency calling capability and an additional SIM for multiple users. Everyone we spoke to on the phone commented on its clarity saying they could hear us so well." The Oceana 800 FleetPhone Terminal phone was supplied by the BEAM Communications, with airtime from Inmarsat distribution partner Stratos. "We've been using it to call in for weather reports and to keep in touch with fish processors, as well as family and friends. "We were extremely pleased with the performance of the BEAM Oceana 800 Fleetphone - particularly the voice quality of the service," said Captain Andy. Along with their four-man crew, they put BEAM's Oceana 800 terminal accessing Inmarsat's new low-cost satellite phone service, FleetPhone, through its paces. And although the exterior of their boat looks similar to a pirate ship from yesteryear, both of them prefer to rely on the latest modern technology systems while working off Alaska in the Bering Sea. Or.the scene didn't have any particular relation to legends or history and was just Gilliam's imagination in action.Time Bandit, the 34.44 metre-long (113ft) boat, named after the motion picture of the same name, is only on a mission to capture king crabs rather than human beings. Ultimately, the Norse/Vikings were subsumed into the culture.a sleeping giant that had left its mark on the history of the British Isles. In 1066, the English pushed them back at last.only to be defeated by the Normans.another Norse offshoot. The giant crushing the hut might be Viking raids (carried out on longships) and its strides across the land might reflect the centuries of time over which these incursions lasted. Perhaps the scene reflects the Viking incursions in England. Frost giants and ogres are abundant in Norse mythology. A cauldron was also central to Bran's story, although that one brought the dead back to life.īecause it was a transition from ogres to a giant, the scene might also have Norse overtones. There was a cauldron in which the ogres were going to cook the Time Bandits. Bran waded across the sea with his fleet. Possibly that scene invokes Bran the Blessed, the giant king in the Welsh Mabinogion.
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