On the morning of the attack he was in his hammock in the compartment directly behind one of the bulkhead doors that had to be closed under 'B' turret. The compartment in front with 'A' turret above was blown completely off. He was very lucky and amazingly uninjured! His colleagues from the galley he worked in, who were berthed a matter of feet from where he was, were not so lucky. It’s just as well he didn't end up in the water; he still can’t swim to this day!