I looked up "Shanghai rooster" and found this explanation:
"a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin."
(at www.infoplease.com) I wonder if they have a reputation for being very aggressive or something like that, why else would someone be called a "Shanghai rooster"?
As for the "Vandedecken crew", wasn't Vandedecken supposed to be the name of the Flying Dutchman?
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