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Elder Dempster
31st December 2020, 15:09
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Wake up call for all ex: ED's.
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Spotter 185
Still waiting for a reply to my message. Do I presume that all ED's sea staff have crossed the bar?!?
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BP Shipping
3rd December 2020, 18:38
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Welcome to the BP shipping Forum
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Remember Swansea
When I was a youngster the view from my bedroom overlooked Swansea Bay and Swansea Docks. The bay saw many BP Tankers arriving and going into Kings Dock (or was it Queens Dock) to discharge oil -...
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Say Hello
24th November 2020, 18:31
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Hello All.
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Seamark
Hi Julian N,
Yes it was the Seamark I went into the bay on - your right that it was moored next to the Maritime Museum - looking very ill kept - rusty and not much paint on the upper works. However...
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Say Hello
23rd November 2020, 15:21
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Hello All.
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Hi Julian N
Hi Julian N: Welcome to you - I am a Swansea Jack and spent many an hour on the old Pilot Boat out of Swansea whilst on leave (holiday) from HMS Conway curtesy Captain Clement whilst he was Senior...
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Say Hello
19th November 2020, 17:41
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Hello
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Welcome Wazeyes, take your time to discover all...
Welcome Wazeyes, take your time to discover all about SH. It is good.
David
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Say Hello
16th November 2020, 17:00
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Hello all
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Hi Kneth, Welcome aboard - spend a little...
Hi Kneth,
Welcome aboard - spend a little timefinding your way around SH and you will be fine.
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Say Hello
16th November 2020, 15:18
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Spotter185
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Thanks Dave Mc for the WAWA info - have no...
Thanks Dave Mc for the WAWA info - have no knowledge of Wawa - Wikipedia tells me that it is a Ghanaian timber - loaded lots of logs at Takoradi but cannot remember the Wawa log. However remembering...
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Say Hello
14th November 2020, 16:09
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Spotter185
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Not sure if the steam winches were second hand or...
Not sure if the steam winches were second hand or not but on my second trip on the Kabala we had as deck cargo the President of Sierra Leone's state railway carriage. On arrival at Freetown much was...
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Say Hello
10th November 2020, 14:58
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Spotter185
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Spotter 185
Hi Dave, How did you find the 'K' Boats - I spent 1 trip on the 'Katha' UK-West A-USA-West A- UK.(8 months of living hell) 2 Trips on 'Kabala' 3 trips on the 'Kaladan' 4 trips on the 'Kadeik' 1 on...
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Say Hello
1st November 2020, 11:42
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Spotter185
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Thanks to all who have welcomed me to SH. Still...
Thanks to all who have welcomed me to SH. Still finding my way round. Any ED's or Paddy Henderson survivors on board?
Spotter 185
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Say Hello
26th October 2020, 16:57
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Palmship
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Hi Palmship - was not a Palm Line person - but...
Hi Palmship - was not a Palm Line person - but sailed with the competition Elder Dempster Lines. Spent 10 years in the Pursers Dept. working with passengers / cargo -loading and unloading / lot of...
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Elder Dempster
26th October 2020, 16:35
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Wake up call for all ex: ED's.
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Spotter185
Still finding my way around this site - harder...
Still finding my way around this site - harder than finding my way back to the ship in Apapa. It seems that the last posts for ED's was back in 2017. Is there still any ED's still alive and kicking?
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Say Hello
26th October 2020, 16:22
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Spotter185
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Spotter185
Hi everyone - just joined - spent 2 years at HMS Conway - eyesight failed so joined Elder Dempster Lines Ltd. Spent 10 years at sea with them - from Cadet Purser to Purser when I left. Spent a fair...
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