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Today,
10:57 AM
Rob Cumbes
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What motivated you all to join the Merchant Navy.
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Merchant Navy General Postings
At the age of fifteen I had completed "O" Levels and had had enough of school. I had four siblings, all went to grammar school, but my parents were...
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77 replies | 4260 view(s)
Today,
10:27 AM
Tony Taylor
replied to a thread
Old Timetable
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
I rarely use the bus, but recently took a short trip of about 2 miles on one of those small local buses; it was clean and the seats comfortable and...
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6 replies | 159 view(s)
Today,
09:50 AM
Johnny Kieran
replied to a thread
Where is it going.
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Maybe it's one of those pictures that's been invented by AI?
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Today,
09:33 AM
James Curry
replied to a thread
Todays Smile
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Jokes Page
it's all in how you pronounce words An Irishman was in New York, patiently waiting to cross a busy street. There was a traffic cop manning the...
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15 replies | 503 view(s)
Today,
09:27 AM
James Curry
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Perhaps the owner likes boats but gets sea sick:rolleyes:
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6 replies | 79 view(s)
Today,
09:25 AM
James Curry
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Old Timetable
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As I no loner drive it is the bus for me and the train to Liverpool, only time the car moves the wife drives it is for the big shop. so maybe once a...
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6 replies | 159 view(s)
Today,
08:11 AM
Johnny Kieran
replied to a thread
Wire splicing
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Didn't do much wire splicing, just odd times sent to help the lampey doing a bit.
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4 replies | 79 view(s)
Today,
05:53 AM
Louis the fly
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Sudden remenbrance of old times
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Merchant Navy General Postings
The Great Escape.
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1 replies | 56 view(s)
Today,
04:12 AM
j.sabourn
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Wire splicing
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Just put on but seems to have vanished …I suppose today in any case the old terms for wire re the lay and number of strands will not be too important...
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4 replies | 79 view(s)
Today,
01:31 AM
Gerald Farr
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Old Timetable
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Hi John in Oz, Similar to you, been here in Victoria for over 53 years and never been on a bus, tram or train. Only been on a plane a couple of times...
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6 replies | 159 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:55 PM
Doc Vernon
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Must have slid down that Bank, but was it a Prank! LOL
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6 replies | 79 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:25 PM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Wire splicing
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Merchant Navy General Postings
#1. My last few years at sea splicing wires in most cases especially on rigs and platforms was a no no and was replaced by the use of ferrules ....
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4 replies | 79 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:14 PM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Sad Occasion
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Crossed The Bar
The final accolade what more can anyone say only the one upmanship but been there done that , which awaits us all. JS..
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Yesterday,
07:01 PM
David Ponton
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Yet another container
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News Snippets
That looks as though there was an explosion first, displaced the upper containers.
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3 replies | 173 view(s)
Yesterday,
05:22 PM
Doug Hardie
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The real question is where was it before the wind got up! Doug
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6 replies | 79 view(s)
Yesterday,
04:27 PM
Ivan Cloherty
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It was the inspiration of Rod Stewart's song 'I am sailing'
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6 replies | 79 view(s)
Yesterday,
04:24 PM
Ivan Cloherty
replied to a thread
Wire splicing
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Alas all my wire splicing was before 'the tape' we had to whip the ends, the hollow spike would have been nice:(
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4 replies | 79 view(s)
Yesterday,
01:06 PM
John Arton
started a thread
Wire splicing
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When splicing wire it was useful to tape up the ends of each strand to make it easier to push it through the opening made by your marlin spike. A...
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4 replies | 79 view(s)
Yesterday,
12:42 PM
John Arton
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Aukus
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Current News (Non Political)
I remember seeing the tsr2 in flight, it was built somewhere in the north west of England and was rightly claimed to capable of flying so low as to...
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16 replies | 410 view(s)
Yesterday,
12:23 PM
John Arton
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Pool harbour mike,lol Rgds J.A
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6 replies | 79 view(s)
Yesterday,
12:13 PM
Mike Hall
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Yesterday,
12:07 PM
James Curry
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Todays Smile
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A car full of Irish nuns is waiting at a traffic light in Donegal when a car full of drunk fellas pulls up next to them. One of the lads leans out...
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15 replies | 503 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:38 AM
Graham Shaw
replied to a thread
Sad Occasion
in
Crossed The Bar
So sad to hear of Dai Williams passing.Another one of us,with our Merchant Navy memories we still share. My sincere condolences to the Family. ...
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8 replies | 179 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:20 AM
James Curry
replied to a thread
Aukus
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Current News (Non Political)
The USA rightly so are telling the NATO countries you need to spend more on defence, hard to argue against that. Seeing as the USA is the largest...
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16 replies | 410 view(s)
Yesterday,
10:47 AM
James Curry
replied to a thread
Todays Smile
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Jokes Page
#9 J , not to take anything away from your funny post. Just adding to it. Murphy's bricks. https://youtu.be/np8iLIt7G0A
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15 replies | 503 view(s)
Yesterday,
09:14 AM
Francis Ralph
started a thread
Sudden remenbrance of old times
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Just leaving the house for the shops when my wife ( who travelled with me for many years) said to me laughingly, quite out of the blue, " single up...
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1 replies | 56 view(s)
Yesterday,
09:12 AM
Thomas Daley
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What motivated you all to join the Merchant Navy.
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Met the former Bargemaster from Stadive in Aberdeen airport, the likeable one who married a Brazilian. He told me about "Jim" seems he played...
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77 replies | 4260 view(s)
Yesterday,
09:08 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
What motivated you all to join the Merchant Navy.
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The most efficient piece of equiptment for saving a live body in the water is the lifebuoy with line attached and takes one man to effect a rescue. I...
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77 replies | 4260 view(s)
Yesterday,
09:02 AM
Thomas Daley
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What motivated you all to join the Merchant Navy.
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What a small world..... Yes, I were there for the Brent Spar escapade. Remember well the C/op putting the 80T crane hook above the Bridge/DP room. ...
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77 replies | 4260 view(s)
Yesterday,
08:40 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
The Channels
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My Memoires and Other Interesting Things
All this dressing up of old reminds me of that joke . Constable to a group of Ted’s, picking out one member in particular and pointing “ hey son does...
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