Wake up call for all ex: ED's.

[woodend]

Come on those ex: ED's personnel hiding out there, this forum on the new site is rather bare! We all have stories to tell! For example 'how many buried their bow into the mangroves navigating 'The Fork' on the way6 up the Creeks? Deepest I ever got in was up to the after end of No. 2 on the old 'DEIDO' and marque St. Hilaire Webber thinking he had left the mate, Ginger Green and the Chippie behind with the parrots. Happy days!!!

[seadog]

Was with Ocean Fleets from beginning of 1970 till the end of 73 but spent most of my time on the China boats, the only ED's I sailed in were the Falabar (1 trip in 1970 and 4 trips in 73) then the Fourah Bay in 73. Didnt manage to get up the creeks, just Tema, Takoradi and Lagos. Enjoyed my time there especially with John Higgins as Bosun, taught me a lot in the wee while we were together.

[Compass1]

Heaving the lead. Crossing the Escravos bar into the creeks on the Eboe with Captain Coughlan. In the chains with the hand lead doing my best to keep up with the depth calls with the ship doing 15 knots (or so it seemed) but not meeting the old man's expectations. "What were you doing down there son" he roared. "Swinging the lead sir" I responded. "What??? - land lubbers swing the lead - seamen HEEEAVE the lead". I believe one ship at the fork clipped the trees with the stern and left the old mans dhobie hanging in the trees

[Graham the pipe Smith]

I'm NOT a happy bunny as have just 'lost' a lengthy post had written!


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[woodend]

Hi GTP thought you had been rather quiet! I have learnt now on here through several lost posts to type out my post and then copy or cut and paste onto the site. That wat if it does get 'lost' you still have a copy.

[Graham the pipe Smith]

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Originally Posted by woodend

Hi GTP thought you had been rather quiet! I have learnt now on here through several lost posts to type out my post and then copy or cut and paste onto the site. That wat if it does get 'lost' you still have a copy.

Hi John, in 'Sunny SA', GGG {Great Grandpoppa Graham} here from a 'Sunny, SE UK'.


I've calmed down now from my rant, so will try again and do an ongoing copy, updating every paragraph so still have the whole to repost if necessary. {ADMIN PLEASE NOTE!}


My 'idea' and I'd appreciate your thoughts on same John, was to suggest that we each did a daily post here with a specific memory. These to be as brief or lengthy as the subject matter dictates. (1st C).


My 'lost' was by way of a build up with a few personal facts so that my first actual story would conveniently start on June 1st. It's the 3rd today, so here are some of those first 'facts' and assuming I don't 'lose' again I'll commence my first story tomorrow, Sunday June 4 th. (2nd C).


Signed the parchment 9th September '57. Joined first ship ss Cambray 19th September.


Here we go with a "Leggo".

[Spotter185]

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?

[Spotter185]

Originally Posted by Spotter185

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?

Still waiting for a reply to my message. Do I presume that all ED's sea staff have crossed the bar?!?

[seagem]

There's still one here. Are you still there? It's a long time since my last trip, as 3/E on Pegu, in 1970 after 7 years with ED/Ocean Fleets. A never to be forgotten experience now lost for forever.

[Faxferryman]

Though not an ED person, they were indirectly responsible for my maritime career, my dad (Allan "spud" Murphy), was working in Nigeria, Lagos in 1966/67 for BICC installing phone cables, his stories of going onboard various ED boats for social visits mainly with the engineers, and in return, he used to drive the lads ashore at the weekend, made me consider a career at sea in the late 70's, I probably never even saw an ED boat in my 30yrs time at sea, but I am still hanging in now in my 47th year in the marine industry as a surveyor.

[inandaship]

Four years running up the Creeks 1960/64 various Paddy Henderson ships and one ED Sherbro.

[ROBIN WILLIAM ALMOND]

Just joined this site, found the link to ED's, and for those who asked YES one of us is still alive at 85.
A week after my 17th birthday I joined the MV EBOE at Tilbury as a very naive Cadet Purser. I kept diaries of my time in the MN and a detailed summary of my time with ED's is lodged in the archives at Liverpool University. The Captain was D.H. Coughlan, and altho' I hardly ever wrote the surnames in my ramblings, the Purser was Mr Hall, the A.P was Stan ?, and I shared the cabin on the upper deck aft the funnel with Deck Cadets, Sandy and Dick. That voyage included an Atlantic crossing to various American ports ( I should have been transferred as being too young but someone forgot) and we got back to Liverpool om May 24.
After a month's leave I had to make my way to Antwerp to join the Henderson line M.V KOHIMA - as Supy Writer for a voyage that lasted til 9 Oct 1957. It wasn't a happy time as my senior and I did not get on, and I ran the office for most of the homeward bound voyage and quit ED's on arrival Tilbury.
If anyone out there was on the EBOE or KOHIMA back in 1957 then let's chat