For them, it's been a great time, though some of them are just a bit at sea. Pictured on the Strathaird's deck, the Cocos Islanders have made the most of their shipboard life. And though the Malays - only one of whom had previously been outside the island - are a bit puzzled about just what is going on, they're taking the whole thing philosophically - and hoping it won't be long before they're hone again. January 17, 1950.