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Say Hello
19th June 2022, 15:27
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POW escape using the SS Prinses Juliana Question
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In the mid eighties, I worked for a lay up squad...
In the mid eighties, I worked for a lay up squad in Bruneii Bay, (not BP) we had 2 Esso tankers rafted together Esso Saba & Esso Geneva, Geneva was about 308,000dwt. Rafted bow to stern, with both...
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The Engine Room
18th January 2022, 12:17
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Machinery Casualties
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Good point by Tim, I have actually inspected a...
Good point by Tim, I have actually inspected a couple of cargo ships, in the recent past, whereby the emergency generator is also the harbour generator, (gearless about 5K DWT).
Useful in places...
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Container Vessels
6th October 2021, 17:19
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Stranded in the Suez Canal
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Expiloter- I am sure most would agree, but I am...
Expiloter- I am sure most would agree, but I am sure that there are a lot of people looking into this, all wearing Rose Tinted Glasses.
The company I worked for required a vessel to make the...
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Container Vessels
5th October 2021, 08:59
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Stranded in the Suez Canal
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The story on Splash24/7 states she should be back...
The story on Splash24/7 states she should be back in service later this month, the bulbous bow looks fairly dented, but steelwork repairs are pretty quick, remains to be seen if there was any engine...
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Container Vessels
12th July 2021, 10:59
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Stranded in the Suez Canal
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EVER GIVEN departed Port Said Anchorage about...
EVER GIVEN departed Port Said Anchorage about 08:20GMT, Monday 12th July.
No idea why she was there a few days, one may wonder if the bunkers were "redistributed" in the bitter lakes:) and no one...
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The Pig & Whistle
6th June 2021, 22:02
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Innumerate?
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Many years ago, my buddy, now a retired long...
Many years ago, my buddy, now a retired long serving C/E was asked by the lad we were drinking with (a car Mechanic) what sort of accuracy he worked to as a Marine Engineer
Well, you usually measure...
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Aviation
17th May 2021, 21:36
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DC3 - the end in Europe
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The yorkshire Airmuseum (just outside York) has a...
The yorkshire Airmuseum (just outside York) has a Dakota that you can go inside, there is a half door at the cockpit/radio station so you cannot get inside that part. Yes its a hell of an angle. I...
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Container Vessels
15th April 2021, 14:54
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Stranded in the Suez Canal
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Comments made last week by the head of the SCA Mr...
Comments made last week by the head of the SCA Mr Rabbie totally exonerated the pilots, even before they had any VDR information. I spent over 2 years working in Egypt, never ever once did I ever...
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Container Vessels
29th March 2021, 10:31
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Stranded in the Suez Canal
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A little unfair ES, Do not forget, that the...
A little unfair ES, Do not forget, that the Manchester Ship canal was built to take SUEZ MAX vessels of that original era. The Egyptians have done a lot of work recently on the canal, I do not think...
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Container Vessels
27th March 2021, 13:25
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Stranded in the Suez Canal
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The vessel has buried its bulbous bow in the...
The vessel has buried its bulbous bow in the bank, if you lok at the photos of it, you can see that sand has been displaced quite a way behing the port side of the BB. So no matter what size BP tugs...
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The Radio Room
3rd March 2021, 15:53
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Early days of Radio
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Early days of Radio
Having recently re read the Book "Blackwater" writen by the radio officer (HL Tredree ) of the ship "Normandier," about his voyage in 1917/18 and his subsequent catching black water fever along with...
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The Bridge
26th September 2020, 22:58
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England to France
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Rickles 23 Good evening, at the risk of showing...
Rickles 23
Good evening, at the risk of showing off, and a quick double check on google earth, If you were to head slightly South of East you would find the French /Belgian Border, and anywhere via...
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Say Hello
20th September 2020, 21:54
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Greetings from haliFAX
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Faxferryman
Greetings from haliFAX
Well i am another pier head jumper, changed my user name, (from another well known site!!) from my actual name to hopefully be able to be more forthright as I am still working in the industry.
Rgds...
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