She is the Hans Egede three masted schooner. Built in 1922 in Denmark and finally run aground here on the Blythe Sands near Gravesend after a fire on board. Desolate area - all marsh and heavy industrial - but populated by wild horses and rare birds - really beautiful.
I hadn't read the post fully and missed the significance of the smiley, fortunately like a Doctor I have the advantage of being able to bury my mistakes :devil:
That is the old man, in the middle, I rode 250 miles to a drop zone on my motorcycle to do an AFF with two instructors. They allowed me to keep on my motorcycle boots..