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Got one too, and a Panamanian ticket!
Re the Panama ticket: Arrived Houston, FWE and putting the ER to bed. Called up to ship's office (Barber Priam). Sweaty, greasy and dishevelled having done the STBY. Told by ChStwd, "Stand there against the bulkhead - FLASH!! Polaroid photo. Then, "check the details and sign here, oh! and there are new articles, we are now PoR Panama!". The ticket was delivered in the afternoon.
This was a ploy by BF to avoid their RoRo's getting called up for Falklands duty. There had been scuttlebutt that the Mod were considering cutting the crane off and installing a ski ramp.
From memory, the liberian "ticket" is just a sheet of greenish paper (issued on Barber Memnon, again, going to flag of convenience). I could hear old Alfie Holt turning in his grave! It marked the end of BF, too!
Rgds.
Dave
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